Akron Band Tin Huey Performing ‘I’m a Believer’ in 1979

During a 1979 show, the Akron, Ohio band Tin Huey performed an amazing cover of I'm a Believer", a song popularized by The Monkees. | Continue reading


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Two Musicians Play ’99 Luftballons’ on a Nine Neck Custom Fender Guitar

Two musicians, one sitting and one standing, performed a remarkable cover of '99 Luftballons' on a nine neck guitar. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

40 Fingers Plays Amazing Cover of ‘Bring on the Night’ With Andy Summers of The Police on Lead Guitar

When guitarist Andy Summers of The Police was in Hamburg, 40 Fingers joined him to play an amazing cover of "Bring on the Night". | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

How to Turn a Rotary Telephone Into a Lofi Microphone

Billy McBee showed how to turn the receiver from a rotary phone into a working low fidelity microphone, which is useful for sound effects. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Drummer Plays a Marching 7/8 Beat to the Sound of a Cat Loudly Lapping Water

Musician Julio Ortega played a marching 7/8 beat on his snare drum to accompany the sound of a cat lapping loudly from a bathtub. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Amazing Shadow Art Portraits Created Out of Cardboard

Kuronushi creates amazing shadow art portraits using strips of cardboard that are glued together and positioned on top of a cardboard box. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Using a Metal Whisk As a Cheap Guitar Delay Effect

Frej Wedlund tucked a metal whisk between the lowest strings on his guitar and a higher string, creating a cheap but effective delay effect. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Rainn Wilson of ‘The Office’ Reunites With Castmate Creed Bratton on the ‘Soul Boom’ Podcast

Rainn Wilson reunited with former castmate Creed Bratton of "The Office" on a Soul Boom Wisdom Dump livestream Q&A. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

A Nostalgic Animation That Captures the Feeling of Growing Up in the 1990s and Early 2000s

"Viewfinder" by Nate Milton is a short nostalgic animation that captures the feeling of being a kid growing up in the 1990s and early 2000s. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

The Origins of the English Word For the Color Blue

Sophia Smith Galer looked into the origins of the word for blue in English and how it vastly differs from those in other languages. | Continue reading


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An Amazing Act of Generosity Given by Redd Foxx to Pat Morita That Was Paid Forward to Robin Williams

This Date in History shared an amazing act of generosity given from Redd Foxx to Pat Morita, and then paid forward to Robin Williams. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Magnificent ‘Walkover’ Footage of Giraffes Gracefully Exiting Their Stall Shot From Below

The Zookeeper Guy captured magnificent footage of giraffes gracefully exiting from their stalls and walking over his camera. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

A Clever Advertisement For a Grocery Co-Operative Made Using Animated Cash Register Receipts

"The Receipt" by filmmaker Sam Gainsborough is a clever ad for Co-Op UK that promotes small business through a story told on receipts. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

English Expressions That Originated With Sailor Jargon

Dr. Erica Brozovsky, PhD of Otherwords got aboard to explain the long list of English expressions that originated with sailor jargon. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Gisnep! An AI-Designed Daily Word Puzzle That Reveals a Quote and Its Source When Solved

David Friedman created Gisnep!, an AI-designed daily word puzzle that reveals a drop quote and its source when solved. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Geddy Lee Talks About His Incredible Friendship With Rush Band Members Neal Peart and Alex Lifeson

Geddy Lee talked to Dan Rather about the incredible friendship between him and his fellow Rush band members Neal Peart and Alex Lifeson. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Animated Rock Stars Use Their Isolated Song Lyrics Literally in Random Situations

Show Bits created an animated series of vignettes that portray rock stars using their lyrics literally in random situations. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Human Puts a Piece of Cheese on His Phone to Film His Dog Chasing After the Treat

Koda the Toy Aussie's human put a piece of cheese on the back of a phone to film the dog chasing after the yummy treat. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

A Blind Gosling With Genetic Defects Grows Up Into a Lovable Silly Goose

Alex Shore of The Shore Sanctuary rescued a tiny disabled gosling with numerous genetic defects who grew up to be a lovable silly goose. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

A Poignant Fingerstyle Cover of the Pearl Jam Song ‘Black’ Played on Harp Guitar

Musician Jamie Dupuis played a beautifully poignant fingerstyle cover of the classic Pearl Jam song "Black" on his harp guitar. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

How Daytime Serials Came to Be Known as Soap Operas

Patrick Foote of Name Explain looked at the history and etymology of the seemingly nonsensical term "soap opera". | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Cybertronic Spree Plays a Heavy Metal Cover of ‘Techno Syndrome’ From Mortal Kombat

The rock star robots of The Cybertronic Spree played a Transformers heavy metal cover of the Mortal Kombat song "Techno Syndrome". | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Helpful Advice for a Commitment Fearing Avoidant Who Wants to Find Love

The School of Life offers comforting advice for the recovering avoidant, in how to find a healthy relationship despite fear of commitment. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

The Truth Behind the Infamous Van Halen Green M&Ms Tour Rider Rumor

Andy Ross of OK Go addressed the infamous Van Halen tour rider rumor regarding the exclusion of green M&Ms in their dressing room. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Super Shy Shelter Cat Lets Her Adoptive Human Know When She’s Ready for Dinner

A super shy, formerly feral calico cat named Butter gained so much confidence know that she tells her human she's ready for dinner. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

How the Three Letter Word ‘Run’ Is One of the Most Complex Words in the English Language

Reader's Digest analyzed the word "run", one of the shortest yet most complex words in the English language due to its hundreds of meanings. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

How to Hang a Picture With a Taught Wire Using a Fork

Today's Homeowner shared a helpful tip about using a fork to easily hang pictures that have tight wires in back. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Musician Adds Drum Track to a Cat Singing the Intro to Blur’s ‘Song 2’

Julio Ortega humorously added his own drum track to a video of an orange tabby cat meowing in time to the intro of Blur‘s “Song 2”. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

A Forgotten 18th Recipe for a Grand Colorful Salad Known as ‘Salamagundy’

Jon Townsend prepared an 18th century recipe for Salamagundy, a grand salad with a vast array of colorful ingredients arranged just so. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Drummer Creates Unique Sounds by Combining His Snare Drum With Random Items

Arthur Dubois conducts sound experiments by combining his snare drum with random items, creating some unique sounds. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

What Might Happen We Had a Magnitude 15 Earthquake

In their “What If?” series, Randall Munroe and Henry Reich explained what might happen if a Magnitude 15 earthquake took place. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Why a Flying Drone Gets Pushed Backward Inside an Accelerating Truck

The Action Lab conducted an interesting experiment to see if a flying drone would move forward or backwards inside an accelerating truck. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Dog Celebrates 11th Birthday With a Gourmet Nine Course ‘Pup Up’ Tribute at ‘Eleven Madison Bark’

Deanna Director and Billy Hiller created "Eleven Madison Bark", a playful "pup up" to celebrate the 11th birthday of their dog Vincent. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

The Ancient Origins Behind Punctuation

Linguist Rob Watts of RobWords looked back into the ancient past to trace exactly when punctuation was put into regular use. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Songs Hilariously Recreated With Names From LinkedIn

Linkedin Lyrics hilariously recreates popular songs using names found on the career-oriented social media site LinkedIn. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Dog and Human Play an Adorably Lazy Game of Fetch While Lying on the Floor

A golden retriever named Hudson B. Mason played an adorably lazy game of fetch with his human as they faced each other on the floor. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Why You Should Never Run From a Charging Bear

The experienced guides of Scenic Bear Viewing in Homer, Alaska explain why you should never run from a charging bear. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

An Antique Music Cabinet That Automatically Plays Three Violins and a Piano at the Same Time

The Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model B Music Cabinet is a vintage music cabinet that features three self-playing violins and a piano. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Realistic Miniature Needle Felted Dogs and Donkeys

Materials artist "Curly Jo" Hobbs creates highly realistic dogs, donkeys, and other animals out of needle felted wool. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Glissotar, A Unique Wind Instrument That Is Like a Combination of a Saxophone and Violin

Glissonic Instruments introduced the Glissotar, a unique wind instrument that has a haptic magnetic strip instead of tone holes. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Musician Plays Guitar Using a Fishing Reel

Andrea Chiarini taped a fishing reel to his guitar and spooled it with his left hand as his right hand played an Italian folk song. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

What Casual English Speech Was Like in 1586

Simon Roper read from the 1586 book "Familiar Dialogues" by Jacques Bellot examining the sentence structure of each phrase. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Metal Drummer Uses a Noisy Fan as His Backup Band

Drummer Tom Mueller amusingly used a noisy yet rhythmic fan to accompany him as a backup heavy metal band. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

The Ongoing Debate About Analog Versus Digital Music

Hank Green of SciShow analyzed the ongoing debate between those who feel that analog music is far superior than digital music and vice versa. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

The Wide Diversity of Pupil Shapes Among Animals

Wondrous Walk explained the incredible diversity in the way different animals literally see the world, focusing on their pupils. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

Jazz Band Plays Swingy Cover of Nirvana’s ‘Heart Shaped Box’ After Hearing It Only Once

Ulysses Owens Jr. and his band Generation Y were challenged to play a jazz version of Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box" on the spot. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

A Catchy Song About Picking Up Really Cool Sticks

The comedy team of Austin & Colin composed and performed a catchy little tune about picking up random sticks in the woods. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago

The Real Reason Behind the Famous Townhouse Stoops in New York City

Realtor Steven Cohen stood on a gorgeous New York City stoop to explain the real reason for these beautiful architectural features. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 months ago