Newly Arrived Children From Eritrea Joyously Dance Outside During Their Very First Canadian Snowfall

A pair of children, who emigrated to Canada with their family from their native Eritrea, joyously danced outside in their winter coats while flurries | Continue reading


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Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sketching Science (@sketchingscience) on Jan 7, 2017 at 9:49am PST Sketching Science provides a definitive | Continue reading


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Determined Squirrels Figure Out How to Navigate a Difficult Obstacle Course After Several Failed Attempts

In an adorable clip from the PBS special A Squirrel’s Guide to Success, some very determined little sciuromorph logically figure out how to navigate a | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Lucas the Spider Runs Into the House to See if He Has a New Friend When the Bell on His Web Starts Ringing

In September 2018, the sweetly determined animated arachnid Lucas the Spider spun a homemade web with a tinkly bell attached in the hopes of making some | Continue reading


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Guitar Playing Astrophysicist Explains How the Foundations of Music Are Correlated to the Universe

Musician and astrophysicist Matt Russo spoke at the University of Toronto for TED talk about how the basic foundations of music are directly correlated | Continue reading


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How Johnny Cash’s Raw 1968 Performance at Folsom Prison Reinvigorated His Flailing Music Career

The very knowledgeable music essayist Polyphonic takes a look at the iconic Johnny Cash live album At Folson Prison, which was recorded live in 1968 at | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

NASA Juno Probe Captures a Stunning Close Up Image of a White Oval Shaped Anticyclonic Storm on Jupiter

The NASA team working with the Juno probe have captured absolutely stunning ongoing photos of the swirling cloudscape that surround the planet of Jupiter. | Continue reading


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Playful Border Collie Prefers to Skate On a Shiny Rock Around a Slippery Parking Lot Instead of Fetching It

A very playful and clever border collie named Archie hilariously fooled his waiting human, who wanted him to fetch a shiny rock that was kicked up during | Continue reading


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Amazing Anthropomorphic Robots Made of Recycled Metal That Play Real Instruments in a Punk Rock Band

Industrial artist Kolja Kugler of The Wild Waste Gallery in Berlin, creates amazing anthropomorphic robots made of upcycled and recycled metal parts. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Brilliant Stop Motion Video for the Said the Whale Song ‘UnAmerican’ Made Using 2,250 Pieces of Paper

Said the Whale, a California-inspired band in Vancouver, B.C. has created a brilliant stop motion music video for their single "UnAmerican" that was | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

David Attenborough Goes on a Fascinating Journey of Endangered Natural Habitats in Netflix’s ‘Our Planet’

In the upcoming Netflix series Our Planet, Sir David Attenborough does what he does best - narrating a beautiful documentary about the planet upon which | Continue reading


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Ronald Reagan Quips ‘Missed Me’ in West Berlin Speech When a Popped Balloon Sounds Like Gunfire

During a 1987 speech at Tempelhof U.S. Air Base in West Berlin, Germany, President Ronald Reagan heard the sound of a popping balloon that sounded like | Continue reading


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A Hilarious History of Music According to Spike Jones

In a 1952 episode of the classic television show Four Star Revue, legendary musician Spike Jones and his talented orchestra, offered a hilarious history | Continue reading


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Mesmerizing Composite Photos Merging Animals With Surreal Interpretations of Their Natural Environments

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luisa Azevedo (@hey.luisa) on Sep 16, 2018 at 10:39am PDT Portuguese art student Luisa Azevedo creates | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Queen’s Freddie Mercury Opens Up About His Love of Performing For an Audience in a Rare 1982 Interview

In 1982, the late great Freddie Mercury of Queen sat down with Entertainment Tonight for a rare one on one interview during which he spoke about his love | Continue reading


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How to Dine Alone in Public Without Worrying About What Other Diners Think About Someone Dining Alone

In a comforting animation, the consistently insightful and thoughtful School of Life gently addresses the idea of feeling comfortable dining alone in | Continue reading


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Shiny Aluminum Can Sculptures That Feature Gorgeous Geometric Designs Pressed In by Hand

Artist Noah Deledda creates dented beverage can sculptures that feature gorgeously intricate designs made entirely by a "thumb driven process". The | Continue reading


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Gorgeous Handmade Pies With Intricate Geometric Designs That Have a Punny Caption to Go With Them

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lauren Ko (@lokokitchen) on Oct 23, 2018 at 10:30am PDT In December 2017 we wrote about the very talented | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Tiny Dog Jumps Vertically Up and Down In Order to Find Out What’s Going On With His Friend at the Vet

A concerned little dog in Yala, Thailand vertically jumped up and down out of concern for his canine friend who was perched upon the examination table at | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A History of the Sculpted Facial Prosthetics Used to Disguise Soldiers’ Horrific Facial Injuries in WWI

The HBO series Boardwalk Empire featured in its first few seasons, an unusual character named Richard Harrow (played by Jack Huston), who wore a sculpted | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Amazing 3D Sculptures Carved Into Banana Peels

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stephan Brusche (@isteef) on Mar 21, 2018 at 7:36am PDT Dutch artist Stephan Brusche has added to his | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Animated Squishy Squidgies Loudly Interact With Hard Surfaces While Being Pulled Downward by Gravity

3D Artist Martín Salfity has created a wonderful animation that features colorful squishy squidgies loudly interacting with all sorts of hard surfaces. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

ROV Hercules Captures the Rare Sight of a Massive Number of Curled Octopus Protecting Their Eggs

While exploring off the Davidson Seamount in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the ROV Hercules, launched from the E/V Nautilus captured the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Gorgeous 4K Film Capturing the Fiery Personalities That Reveal Themselves Within a Heat Varying Flame

A luminous episode of the Yan Liang series Envisioning Chemistry, entitled "The Beauty of Flames", captures in 4K resolution, the incredible personalities | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Big Role Cows Play in the Making of Ice Cream

A boreal episode of the British educational series The Magic of Making quite cheerfully shows how ice cream is made. They first start with the very | Continue reading


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A Silly Dog Waits Outside Until a Human Pretends to Open an Invisible Screen Door to Let Him In

A very silly but well-mannered dog who lives with the Kendall family in Santa Rosa, California very patiently waits at the door for one of his humans come | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Dutch Artist Captures Beautiful Portraits That Feature Her Long Thick Hair Laid Out Entwined With Flowers

View this post on Instagram A post shared by KRISSY ELISABETH?? (@krissyelisabeth) on Nov 5, 2018 at 9:11am PST Dutch artist and model Krissy Elisabeth | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Why the Collaborative Innovation of the Clickable Hyperlink Is Such an Important Yet Underrated Tool

In a viniculous episode of the TED original series Small Things, Big Idea, product design expert Margaret Gould Stewart explains why the innovation of the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How Regulation Weight Bowling Pins Are Made

A 2015 episode of the British series How It's Made took a look at the exacting process behind making regulation weight bowling pins. They took their | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Tough Little Street Rat Chases the Boldly Inquisitive Cat Who Started the Chase in the First Place

An inquisitive cat in the Luxembourg city of Esch-sur-Alzette, saw something move across the street and immediately trotted over to investigate. Upon | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Elections and Bitching: A Helpful Chart

Elections and Bitching: A Helpful Chart by Cyanide & | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Father Hilariously Provides a Deep Voice For His Baby

Jim DelCioppo hilariously provides a deep voice for his daughter Sadie Jae, who just wants to get Mommy's attention and does not find this to be funny at | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Talented 16 Year Old Pianist Dressed Like a Cat Performs in Perfect Synch With ‘Tom and Jerry’ Cartoon

16 year old Yannie Tan, a very talented pianist, came out on the stage dressed as a black cat and performed "Hungarian Rhapsody No.2" alongside and in | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Touching Animation About Conjoined Twins Attached by Their Hair Who Want Different Things Out of Life

In the very minimal but touching animation "Link" by Robert Loebel, a pair of somewhat conjoined twins who are attached by their hair, find that they want | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Experience Nothing, A Clever Tourism Ad Comparing Chaotic NYC With the Calm Finnish Town of Padasjoki

In a very clever ad campaign entitled "Experience Nothing" that seeks to increase tourism to the tiny town of Padasjoki in the southern part of Finland, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Always Ask Before Painting Your Fellow Diners

Perhaps Carl Bloch should have asked first before painting his fellow diners "In a Roman Osteria" (1866). via Johannes | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Members of Queen Talk About Their Upcoming 1985 Live Aid Gig Backstage Before a Stage Rehearsal

In the few days before their incredibly powerful performance at Live Aid in 1985, the members of the legendary band Queen sat down with an interviewer to | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Following Non-Player Characters (NPCs) Around in Red Dead Redemption 2 to See How They Live Their Lives

DefendTheHouse followed several busy Non-Player Characters (NPCs) around Red Dead Redemption 2 to see how they live their lives during a typical day. It | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Unique Classical Piano Concert Series Performed Outdoors Within Oregon’s Amazing Natural Landscapes

IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild is a wonderful outdoor concert series for which musician Hunter Noack brings his piano into the beautiful | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Michigan and Penn State Marching Bands Perform a Brilliantly Coordinated Game of Thrones Halftime Show

During the Michigan Wolverines vs Penn State Nittany Lions NCAA football game at Michigan Stadium on November 3, 2018, the talented marching bands from | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Beautiful Timelapse of a Photographer’s Travels Across the Many Landscapes of North and South India

While on assignment in India, photographer David Ng took the opportunity to visit the less-traveled areas and urban centers across the country. As he | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Know Your Cats!

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cole and Marmalade™ (@coleandmarmalade) on Oct 12, 2018 at 12:28pm PDT Know Your Cats, a helpful guide by | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Fascinating History Behind the Iconic Geometric Design of the Transport for London Tube Map

In a burrowing episode of the TED original series Small Things, Big Idea, host and legendary designer Michael Bierut explains how the iconic Transport For | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Visits Senate Candidates Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz at Their Rallies in Texas

Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, who was out on assignment for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during the Conan hiatus, traveled to the great state of | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Talented Cook Takes His Beloved Food Watching Cats Out of the Kitchen for a Lovely Walk in the Park

Jun Yoshizuki of Jun's Kitchen, whom we know to be a talented culinarian, decided to step out of his kitchen and head outside into the sunshine for a walk | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

An Insightful List of Several ‘Breaking Bad’ Characters Presented in an Ascending Level of Wickedness

As part of their ongoing series of deconstructing the rich symbolism and character development within the sublime AMC series Breaking Bad, Debra Minoff | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Forgotten Luxury of Taking a Reflective Moment During the Closing Credits of a Film or Television Show

In a rather thoughtful episode of Everything Is a Remix, host Kirby Ferguson shares why he finds closing credits of a film or television show to be a time | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Vintage Style Art Print That Imagines the Map of the Entire United States Made Up Over 1,000 Song Titles

In 2012, we wrote about the "Song Map", a whimsical road map by British design group Dorothy, that reimagined all roads and locations with names taken | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago