Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
An Incredible Animation That Shows How the 14th Century Charles Bridge in Prague Was Built
Engineering and Architecture created a detailed animation showing how the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic was built.
Busy Baby Beaver Builds Dam Inside Rescuer’s House Using an Amusing Variety of Household Objects
A rescued baby beaver named Beave adorably began building a damn inside a doorway using an amusing variety of items found around the house.
The Literal and Figurative Immensity of New York City
While visiting New York City in 2020, travel vlogger Johnny Harris (previously) wanted to find out what was behind the incredible literal and figurative immensity…
How Both Sides of the Ongoing Linguistic Debate Over the Pronunciation of the Acronym GIF Can Be Correct
A slightly bewildered Tom Scott (previously) attempted to explain the once-thought settled, ongoing linguistic debate over the correct pronunciation of GIF (Graphics Interface Format) and…
A Hilarious ‘This Is Fine’ Window Display in Indianapolis That Aptly Captures the Spirit of Halloween 2020
This house in my neighborhood every year nails Halloween decorations. pic.twitter.com/eX19mACqUv — Gelly Bean (@funangela) October 18, 2020 A resident in the Irvington district of…
Piano Teacher Performs as a Unicorn and Dragon to Motivate Her Remote Learning Students to Practice
New York City piano teacher Magdalene Rolka quite amusingly used an animation effect in the video chat program she was using to disguise her face…
Trained Black Vulture Gracefully Lands on GoPro Selfie Stick in Midair During Tandem Paragliding Lesson
While giving a lesson over Spanish mountains, tandem paragliding instructor Scott Mason of Skywing Adventures in Andalucia, Spain demonstrated his bespoke “parahawking” technique while floating…
What Your Face Covering Says About You
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Matt Shirley (@mattsurelee) on Oct 20, 2020 at 3:16pm PDT Matt Surelee takes a look at…
Dad Turns His Sons’ Drawings Into Surreal Photos
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Things I have drawn (@thingsihavedrawn) on Jan 6, 2019 at 8:33am PST Tom Curtis, the creative…
Surreal Sculptures of an Elegant Dessert Table Gone Awry When the Sweets and Tea Set Try to Eat Other
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ronit Baranga (@ronitbaranga) on Oct 13, 2020 at 4:49am PDT “All Things Sweet and Painful” by…