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A Moving Illustrated Story of a Woodworker Who Carves Out the Love of His Life Only to Tragically Lose Her
Brooklyn artist Tom Booth has created an incredible, digitally animated series that tells the moving story of a lonely woodworker who skillfully carves out a…
Orphaned Baby Chimps Become the Best of Friends With Rescued Dogs and Puppies at Liberian Sanctuary
Now that they’ve learned to climb with a little help, the orphaned chimps, who live with their human caretakers Jenny and Jim Desmond of Liberia…
Cleverly Designed Wolverine Claws Corn Cob Holders
When thinking about Wolverine and his deadly claws, corn-on-the-cob doesn’t usually come to mind. Despite this non-sequitur, Gamestop has created a very cleverly designed package…
The Guide to Baby Sleep Positions
We wrote about a rather amusing graphic panel by How To Be A Dad that showed the various baby sleep positions that were actually more…
Drowsy Cat Napping Inside Her Human’s Brass Horn Gets a Rude Awakening When He Starts to Play
A very drowsy cat who found a comfortable place to nap inside her human Kazuhiro Tsukimura‘s bright, shiny brass euphonium was rudely awakened when said…
Australian Park Service Air Drops Tons of Food for Wallabies Who Lost Natural Source Due to the Fires
In the wake of the raging and tragic Australian brush fires that have spread across New South Wales and other provinces, the NSW Park Service…
Cozy Fleece Scarf That Looks Like a Giant CVS Receipt
The hilariously long receipts from CVS Pharmacy have been used in a variety of amusing ways. In one case, a man dressed up as a…
KnifeTank: The Shüffling, A Tabletop Card Game About Outmaneuvering Opponents Using Tanks With Knives
KnifeTank: The Shüffling is an illustrated tabletop card game by artist and friend of Laughing Squid Doctor Popular (previously) that challenges players acting as tanks…
White Claw Claw Machine, A Crane Game Filled Cans of White Claw Hard Seltzer
Gambal’s Social Club in the Westport neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri worked with Central States Beverage Co. to install a unique claw machine that’s filled…
A Fascinating Interactive Exploration of the Microscopic World That Lives Under the Ice of Antarctica
Space and science author Ariel Waldman led a five-week expedition to Antarctica to learn about the microscopic flora and fauna that lives under the ice…