New York City Sanitation Worker Creates Museum of Found Treasures in the Trash He Collected for 34 Years

"Treasures in the Trash" by filmmaker Nicholas Heller (previously) is a wonderful portrait of a longtime New York City Sanitation Department worker named | Continue reading


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‘Be The Person Your Dog Thinks You Are’ T-Shirt

"Every day, you get to choose who you're going to be. We think the best choice is to be the person your dog thinks you are: kind, loving, caring, | Continue reading


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Virginia Mermaid Explains Her Deep-Seated Connection to Water in a Mesmerizing First Person Narrated Film

"Wetlands" by filmmaker Persia Beheshti is a beautifully choreographed experimental film about an underground mermaid society in Virginia. In the film, | Continue reading


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Robert Is Here, A South Florida Farm Stand That Carries a Wonderful Variety of Unusual Tropical Fruit

Great Big Story paid a visit to Robert Moehling, a South Florida farmer who takes advantage of the warm climate to grow a wide variety of tropical fruits, | Continue reading


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Man in ‘Conan’ Audience Looks So Much Like John Lennon That They Thought He Had Time Travelled

During an "Audience Member Theme Song" segment on a 2016 episode of CONAN, the red-haired host and band were in the midst of scanning the members of the | Continue reading


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The Inconsistent Mythology Around a Race That Gave New York the Rights to Staten Island Over New Jersey

Upon reading a Wikipedia article that explained how New York won the rights to Staten Island over New Jersey by a boat race, a dogged CGP Grey decided to | Continue reading


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Comparing the Sound of Pianos at Price Points Starting at $499 Reaching Incrementally Upward to $2,500,00

Gifted pianist Lord Vinheteiro who always stares straight into the camera during his video performances, performed an interesting experiment in which he | Continue reading


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Bodypainting Artist Uses Strategic Makeup To Turn Herself Into a Creepy Jack-in-the-Box on a Spring

Serbian bodypainting artist Mirjana Kika Milosevic turned her face and body into a really creepy jack-in-the-box that bounced to-and-fro on a spring. As | Continue reading


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A Remarkable Medley Showing the Evolution of Paul McCartney’s Bass Lines Between 1962 and 1970

With a Höfner violin bass strapped across his chest and pick in hand, the Lefty Bassman quite remarkably performed a chronological medley of iconic bass | Continue reading


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fsociety IPA, A Limited Edition Beer by Coney Island Brewery in Honor of the Final Season of ‘Mr. Robot’

With the fourth and final season of the absolutely sublime Sam Esmail series Mr. Robot coming upon us, it is all too fitting that Coney Island Brewing | Continue reading


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A Fascinating Compilation of Stereotypical Music That Comes to Mind Regarding Countries Around the World

Video editor who goes by the pseudonym Preston Garvey created a fascinating compilation of songs that more often than not come to mind when thinking about | Continue reading


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Dog Sympathetically Limps Behind a Boy on Crutches

A big fuzzy dog named Sawyer followed closely behind his beloved human as he walked down the hall. The boy had broken his leg and was using crutches, | Continue reading


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Why Empathy Is a Superpower

Concerned about the state of the world, Canadian author and illustrator Elise Gravel created a wonderfully timely illustrated poster that explains the | Continue reading


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How Evil Twin Ursula Represents the Person Phoebe Could Have Been But Wasn’t Due to Her ‘Friends’

As part of their fascinating series of deconstructing the individual personalities of the characters on Friends, hosts Debra Minoff and Susannah | Continue reading


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A ‘Big Eared’ Deep Sea Octopus Inflates Its Body Like a Circus Tent to Warn the ROV Hercules to Back Off

While exploring off Southwest Baker Island in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, the ROV Hercules, launched from the E/V Nautilus | Continue reading


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An Insecure Sensitive Monster Struggles to Get Along in a World Specifically Made for Humans

In the short film "Martha the Monster", a congenial but insecure monster named Martha, a part-time actor who's trying to make it in stand-up comedy, finds | Continue reading


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A Lightweight Portable Origami Folding Kayak

In 2014 we wrote about the Oru Kayak, a 12 foot kayak that folded up to fit into a 33 x 29-inch carrying case for easy transport. Since that time, the | Continue reading


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Dog Gently Forces an Indecisive Toddler to Sit Down

A beautiful Labradoodle named Khloe who lives in Okmulgee, Oklahoma with her family, decided to take action when an adorable toddler named Joslyn | Continue reading


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A Cafe in Tokyo That Is Whimsically Designed to Look Like the Two Dimensional Pages of a Coloring Book

A little cafe in Tokyo aptly named the 2D Cafe has been very whimsically designed to appear as if it's a two-dimensional coloring book. This impression | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Amazing Timelapse Footage of a 30,000 Ton Bus Terminal Being Rotated 90 Degrees in Xiamen, China

In order to make way for a new high-speed rail, engineers in Xiamen, China figured out how to rotate an enormous bus terminal that weighs over 30,000 tons | Continue reading


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A Giant Circular Juice Machine That Turns Discarded Peels of Squeezed Oranges Into 3D Printed Juice Cups

Italian design firm Carlo Ratti, in partnership with energy company ENI have created the wonderful "Feel the Peel" campaign. This environmentally | Continue reading


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A Truly Badass Gayageum Cover of ‘Voodoo Child’

Korean musician Luna Lee, known for playing popular songs on her traditional Gayageum, performed an absolutely badass cover of the iconic Jimi Hendrix | Continue reading


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Racing Drones Chase After Valkyria, The Longest, Highest Roller Coaster in All of Europe

Drone racer Viggo Koch very skillfully sent his flying machine into the air to chase after Valkyria, a roller coaster at the Liseberg amusement park in | Continue reading


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Street Artist Appears to Cut His Name Into Walls Using an Amazing Optical Illusion Spray Paint Technique

Portuguese street artist Vile (Rodrigo Miguel Sepúlveda Nunes) creates amazing optical illusion wall murals that make his name appear to be cut into the | Continue reading


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Clever Black and White Typographic Illustrations That Define the Word Within the Design of the Letters

Brand architect Mustafa Ömerli has created a really insightful series of black and white typeface illustrations that use the design of letters within the | Continue reading


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Beautiful Timelapse of the Skies Over Ancient Structures Throughout the American Southwest

Filmmakers Harun Mehmedinovic and Gavin Heffernan of Sun Chaser Pictures have created "Ancestral Nights", a gorgeous timelapse tour of "Dark Sky" parks | Continue reading


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Amusing Novelty Chicken Leg Socks

The Found has created really amusing knee and thigh-high socks that sport a slimming, illustrated chicken leg design that also includes bottom feathers. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Racing Drone Pilot Provides an Exhilarating High Speed Virtual Tour Through His New Home

Drone racer Mr. Steele of shows off his well-honed skills while expertly piloting his proprietary Apex kit in, over and around his new home. Employing the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Blind Man Develops WeWALK, An Innovative Interactive Smart Cane for Visually Impaired People

Kürsat Ceylan, a blind man from Istanbul, Turkey, has developed WeWALK, a wonderful smart cane that detects obstacles, provides lighting and assists those | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

The Peppy Theme From ‘Friends’ Turns Into a Mournful 1990s Heavy Metal Ballad When Played In a Minor Key

With the news that Friends would be departing Netflix, the very talented Chase Holfelder (previously) quite remarkably transformed the show's very peppy | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

A Pair of Affectionate Parrots Engage in a Very Human Like Conversation With Each Other

A pair of really beautiful and chatty parrots quite amusingly appeared to engage in a very human-like conversation with each other. Each bird very | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

A Mesmerizing Wooden Machine With Lifts, Gears and Endlessly Rolling Marbles That Sound Like Rain

Wood Marble Machine (previously) has created an absolutely incredible motion machine that uses a variety gears and lifts (plus gravity and inertia) to | Continue reading


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Inquisitive Cat Is Repeatedly Startled by the Unexpected Ongoing Beat of a Cajón Drum

While the humans of the house were gathered together and making music, an inquisitive kitty sidled up behind the person sitting upon and playing the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Artist Channels His Environmental Anxiety With Intricate Illusory Wall Murals Made From Non-Recyclable Trash

As the third part of their video trilogy addressing artists dedicated to peculiar mediums, Rhode Island production house Gnarly Bay profiled the very | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Beekeeper Builds a Colorful LEGO Beehive

After watching his children play with their LEGO toys, Israeli beekeeper Dvorat Hatavor decided that he wanted to build a functioning beehive out of the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

LEGO Announces Their Incredible New 4,784 Piece Star Wars Devastator Imperial Star Destroyer Set

LEGO announced their new, updated Star Wars Imperial Star Devastator Destroyer. This amazing set contains a remarkable 4,784 pieces (versus the 2002 | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Comedy Legend Carl Reiner Talks About the Importance of Laughter and Keeping Busy in an Animated Interview

In a wonderfully animated interview, comedy legend Carl Reiner, clad in a beautiful purple sweater, talked with Topic about the importance of laughter in | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Heinz Ketchup Cleverly Repositions Its Label to Appear Right Side Up When Perfect Pouring Angle is Achieved

The iconic bottle of Heinz Ketchup has gotten a slight makeover in a Toronto, Canada test-market. With the help of design house Rethink Canada, the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Perform Unique Cover of ‘Rapper’s Delight’ to Celebrate Its 40th Anniversary

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the iconic 1979 hip hop track "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugar Hill Gang, television video editor Steven Rosenthal | Continue reading


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A Magnificent LEGO Star Wars Droid Commander Orchestra That Performs With Real Instruments

Inventor Sam Battle created an absolutely magnificent miniature Star Wars orchestra made up of 95 programmable LEGO Boost Droid Commanders that play 42 | Continue reading


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‘Money for Shopping’, A Brilliantly Executed Mashup of Smokey Robinson and The Miracles With Dire Straits

Video editor Bill McClintock, who previously created a wonderful mashup combining the classic Queen song "We Will Rock You" with a wide range of musical | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

How Quentin Tarantino Blends Images and Dialogue With Deliberate Music Choices to Complete His Scenes

In a lyrical video essay, the sedately-voiced Daniel Netzel of Film Radar (previously) takes a look at how director Quentin Tarantino (previously) blends | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Conan O’Brien Helps Deliver Weather Report in the Native Greenlandic Language While Visiting Greenland

While on a trip to Greenland, late night host Conan O'Brien paid a visit to the KNR News station where he helped the local meteorologist deliver the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

A Real Life 8-Bit Mario Runs Amok Around the House

Designer Win Laroy has created really fun director's cut showing his "real-life" 8-bit version of Mario the plumber from Super Mario Bros. running amok | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

An Interactive ‘Jeopardy’ Soundboard Filled With Positive Affirmations Voiced by Host Alex Trebek

Writer Rex Sorgatz (previously) has created in tribute, a rather comforting, interactive Jeopardy visual soundboard that features positive affirmations by | Continue reading


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The Top 20 Drum Intros of All Time

Musician Rick Beato (previously) and drum master Jack Jones performed a musical countdown of Beato's picks for the top 20 drum intros of all time. | Continue reading


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Wonderfully Realistic Animal Hoof Shoes and Boots

Cosplay designer Blair Ondrla of ChaosCostumes has created a wonderfully eclectic line of footwear called Creature Feet. This selection of detailed shoes | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

A Stunning Minimalist Seaside Rest Area in Norway That Features a Concrete Wave Shaped Public Toilet

The artisans of Haugen Zohar Architects in Oslo, Norway, have redesigned the traditional seaside Uredd Memorial Plaza in Gildeskål, along Norwegian Scenic | Continue reading


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