Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Rugby Player Does Hilarious Impression of a Slightly Irish Horse During Interview About His Next Match
During a team interview about an upcoming match with Bath, British rugby player Joe Marler of The Harlequins talked about “getting back on the horse”.…
Parrot Plays Dead When Human Pretends to Shoot
In the past we’ve written about various animals playing dead for a variety of reasons, especially when a finger gun is “fired”. This includes a…
Bicyclist Captures Thrilling GoPro Footage While Riding Through a Foggy Vancouver Island Forest
Professional cyclist Mark Matthews strapped on his GoPro and took a two-wheeled trip into the woods on Vancouver Island during a very foggy day. While…
Visiting a German Town Famous for Their Gherkins
Great Big Story, in partnership with the German National Tourist Board, visited the lush, green city of Spreewald in the German state of Brandenburg to…
Parry Gripp Captures the Spirit of ‘The Mandalorian’ With Catchy Song About ‘Baby Yoda Floating In a Pod’
Inspired by The Mandalorian, the small screen Star Wars series on Disney+ , internet songsmith Parry Gripp (previously) has written a very catchy tune about…
David Byrne and the Barefoot Cast of ‘American Utopia’ Perform a Joyful Version of ‘Road to Nowhere’
With the success of David Byrne’s American Utopia on Broadway, the prolific singer songwriting David Byrne and the barefoot cast of the show performed a…
Mister Rogers Fan Performs a Death Metal Cover of the Iconic Theme Song ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’
With the release of the Fred Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood starring Tom Hanks, musician Clint Robinson of Barely Mob Studios performed…
A Beautiful Book That Captures the Diversity of Love as Told Through Photos of Exotic Chicken Couples
In 2018, Italian photographers Moreno Monti and Matteo Tranchellini captured the unexpected beauty of exotic chickens in a beautiful photo book. The two have again…
Hvaldimir the Friendly Beluga Whale, Thought to Be a Russian Spy, Finds New Home in Northernmost Norway
In April 2019, a very outgoing and friendly Beluga whale named Hvaldimir, who was wearing a harness, followed a sailboat into the northern Norway port…
800 LED Equipped Drones Fly in the Shape of a Giant Airplane and Other Aircraft in Nanchang City, China
In a dazzling display at an air show at the T-Motor headquarters in Nanchang City, China, 800 LED equipped drones took off into the sky…