Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Vinnie’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn Delivers Comforting Words of Positive Reinforcement for the Very Small Fee of $1
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vinnie's Pizzeria (@vinniesbrooklyn) on Sep 29, 2020 at 2:51pm PDT Vinnie’s Pizzeria, a legendary pizza joint…
A Clever Animated Short Inspired by an Unusual Real Life ‘Missed Connections’ Ad Posted on Craigslist
“Missed Connections: ‘Was that your limb? – w4m’” by Patrick Dias is a very clever animated short voiced by Tiana Asperjan that brings to life…
Italian Man Breaks Own Record for the Most Ice Cream Scoops Balanced on a Single Cone for Ten Seconds
Italian ice cream fanatic Dmitri Panciera broke his own record with Guinness World Records when he placed a remarkable 125 scoops onto a single cone…
Musical Sisters Perform an Animated Cover of the Theme From ‘The Simpsons’ on Flute and Piano
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ariana Piknjac? (@arianaflute) on Sep 4, 2020 at 6:45am PDT Sisters Ariana Piknjac and Ella Piknjac…
NASA’s Chandra’s X-Ray Observatory Uses Sonification to Convert Stunning Images of the Milky Way to Sound
Scientists at the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory brilliantly used sonification techniques to convert captured images into auditory life. This amazing process allowing viewers to listen…
Affectionate Capybaras Line Up for a Good Scratching Session With Their Caretaker at a Nagasaki Petting Zoo
The capybaras who live at the Nagasaki Bio Park in Japan adorably lined up for a good round of yummy scratches from their caretaker.
Hungry Cat Repeatedly Wakes Her Sleeping Humans by Knocking Their Landline Phone Off the Hook
A very determined, and hungry cat hilariously figured out how to build an alarm clock for her sleeping humans. Whenever it’s time for her to…
Dog Carries His Bowl to Sofa So He Can Eat in Comfort
A basset hound named Murphy confidently picked up his bowl in his mouth and leaped to the sofa to eat in comfort.
Cockatiel Practices His Opera Scales in a Lovely Voice
A cockatiel named Yoki has a lovely operatic voice that he used to practice his vocal scales up and down while sitting on the edge of a chair.
An Enhanced Colorized Remaster of the Iconic 1897 Louis Lumière Film ‘Bataille de Nege’ (‘Snowball Fight’)
A video editor has remastered the iconic 1897 silent film Louis Lumière entitled "Bataille de Nege" ("Snowball Fight").