Laughing Squid
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A Classic PSA About Germs With Amusing Narration
In addition to singing about germs, the great “Weird Al” Yankovic (previously) shared a classic PSA with updated, amusing narration that literally describes what’s happening…
A Handy Online Calculator That Helps To Determine How Much Toilet Paper You Really Need
In the wake of toilet paper shortages around the world, software developer Ben Sassoon and artist Sam Harris have created “How Much Toilet Paper”, a…
Drone Takes Dog For a Walk Down the Street
Vakis Demetriou in Limassol, Cyprus found a creative way to take care of their dog’s needs with technology. The person tied the dog’s leash to…
Mom Turns Eggs Into Adorable Cartoon Characters
Japanese mom Etoni Mama turns fried and boiled eggs into adorable cartoon characters. Etoni Mama is also a culinary artist in her own right and…
How Washing With Soap Kills Viruses of All Kinds
In a bubbly report for Vox, producer Madeline Marshall shared exactly why viruses of any and all kinds are no match for washing with plain…
A Giant River Turtle at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and His Human Caretaker Both Turn 28 on Pi Day 2020
The wonderful Shedd Aquarium in Chicago (previously) celebrated two birthdays on March 14, 2020, aka Pi Day, despite their closure to the public. Both Yam,…
Explaining the Worst Pandemics in History
A somber episode of After Skool (previously) tells the history of the world’s worst pandemics and explains what we can learn from them using a…
Jimmy Fallon Remotely Interviews Lin-Manuel Miranda on ‘The Tonight Show’ at Home With Some Family Help
While staying at home, host Jimmy Fallon conducted an episode of The Tonight Show: Home Edition with his wife Nancy Juvonen running the camera and…
Female Beatboxing Champ Butterscotch Shares the Art of Vocal Percussion at Increasingly Difficult Levels
Musician Butterscotch, who was the 2005 female Beatbox Battle champion, shared with Wired how to beatbox, starting with basic percussion sounds. She then progressively moved…
Giant Hulk Sculpture Made From Recycled Auto Parts
The industrial artists of Kreatworks in Bangkok, Thailand have fabricated a giant Hulk made of recycled auto parts and old machines. This 3.3 meter (10.8…