A Tiny Island In the Gulf of Maine That Remains a Disputed Gray Zone Between the U.S. and Canada

We recently posted about the tiny country that once existed between the United States and Canada which was thought to be resolved in 1835 and ratified in | Continue reading


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Marvel Studios Is Celebrating Their 10th Anniversary by Screening All 20 MCU Films in IMAX Theaters

Marvel Studios is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a film festival featuring all 20 films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe screened in IMAX | Continue reading


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What Every State in the US is Best and Worst At

RealLifeLore looks at what each of the 50 US states are best and worst at. How does your state | Continue reading


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Co-Owner of Last Remaining Shoe Manufacturer in Britain Shares His Plans for a Post-Brexit Economy

Caters News sat down with Dennis Crompton, who is the co-owner of Norman Walsh footwear in Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK to talk about the history of the | Continue reading


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Disturbingly Stylized Polymer Clay Macarons With Anthropomorphic Faces of Babies Molded on Top

A post shared by QIXUAN LIM (@qimmyshimmy) on Sep 13, 2017 at 11:47pm PDT We very recently posted about Ashley Newman's fabulously disconcerting facial | Continue reading


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How Hank Schrader of ‘Breaking Bad’ Became a Real Hero in a World of Sympathetic Anti-Heroes

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


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A More Efficient Way to Use a Traditional Can Opener

A clever couple in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania demonstrated an alternative way to employ the use of a traditional can opener that was not only extremely | Continue reading


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Artist Installs Bright Yellow Illusory Concentric Circles on the French Fortified City of Carcassonne

A post shared by felice varini (@felicevarini) on Apr 21, 2018 at 11:31pm PDT Site-specific Swiss artist Felice Varini installed giant, bright yellow, | Continue reading


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How to Best Name Cats in Such a Way That They Respond More Quickly to Their Beloved Humans

Dr. Uri Burstyn, aka the Helpful Vancouver Vet, who previously demonstrated several different ways in which to properly pick up a cat and hold him like a | Continue reading


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A Tiny Country That Once Existed For Three Years Between U.S. and Canada Due to Border Disputes

Half as Interesting explains in fascinating detail about the Republic of Indian Stream, a very short-lived country that sat between New Hampshire and | Continue reading


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UC Davis Engineering Students on a Shoestring Budget Build a Clever Robot That Can Tie Shoes

University of California Davis students Andrew Choi, Gabriela Gomes, Jacklyn Tran, Stephanie Thai and Joel Humes were challenged to make something with | Continue reading


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How to Break the Space Time Continuum With an Atmospheric Wormhole Made From Scratch

In a postern episode of their incredibly insightful and fascinating animations, the ever-philosophical design house Kurzgesagt posits the efficacy of the | Continue reading


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Deaf People Explain the Precious Balance of Using Technology to Hear While Maintaining Their Identity

In an opinion piece for the New York Times, filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky, the daughter of deaf parents and mother of a deaf son, sat in conversation | Continue reading


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A Playful Sheep Gleefully Bounces and Down Upon a Backyard Trampoline on a New Zealand Farm

A pet sheep named Bacon who lives on a Marlborough, New Zealand farm with his human Vanessa Anderson and family discovered a trampoline out in the | Continue reading


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British Singer Blesses the Rains in Scandinavia in a Hilarious Black Metal Cover of the Toto Song ‘Africa’

The classic 1982 Toto song "Africa" has been getting a great deal of attention as of late. Aside from being declared the "internet's favorite song", it | Continue reading


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Why Victims of Shaming Blame Themselves Rather Than Holding Their Cruel Tormentors Accountable

In a gently consoling animation, the consistently insightful School of Life, explains how victims of shaming are more likely to turn that shame on | Continue reading


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How Leonard Cohen Employed Biblical Metaphors to Truly Convey the Beauty, Power and Pain of Love

In a brilliantly detailed analysis, the knowledgeable music essayist Polyphonic takes a deep dive into the way in which the late, great Leonard Cohen | Continue reading


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Brilliant 3D Drawings That Jump Right Off the Page With Creative Paper Folding, Tearing and Stacking

A post shared by HuskMitNavn (@huskmitnavn1) on Jul 24, 2018 at 9:07am PDT Danish artist HuskMitNavn (Remember My Name), who's work we've written about in | Continue reading


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Converted Minivan Rides the Rails Through Vaser Valley in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania

The Vaser Valley Railway is a narrow passageway through forest of the Carpathian Mountains in rural Mamures County in northern Romania. Much of the | Continue reading


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An Elderly Cat Returns Home to Her Beloved Human Over 13 Years After Mysteriously Going Missing

In 2005, Janet Adamowicz had let her adorable 4 year old tabby named Boo outdoors and then never heard from her again. Brokenhearted, Adamowicz looked | Continue reading


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QTrobot, An Emotionally Expressive Robot That Socially Engages With Children Who Have Autism

The LuxAI QTrobot is a wonderful humanoid robot that socially interacts with children who have different forms of autism. The QT is emotionally expressive | Continue reading


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A Fascinating List of Autonomic Functions That Occur Within Human Bodies Every 60 Seconds

That narrator of a fascinating episode of the animated Infographics Show explains the complexity of the human body, focusing specifically on what occurs | Continue reading


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Foo Fighters Dave Grohl Plays Every Instrument on a Live 23 Minute Multi-Track Original Instrumental

In the film Play, former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl narrates a short clip about "Join the Band", a youth-oriented music camp | Continue reading


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A Cute Cat Loves Snuggling With Fresh Peaches

A post shared by Ozzy and Darcy (@ozzyanddarcy) on Aug 5, 2018 at 8:19am PDT A very cute Siamese/tabby mix named Ozzy has a thing for peaches. He loves | Continue reading


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Original Wrecking Crew Member Carol Kaye Talks to Dutch TV About Her Most Iconic Guitar/Bass Licks

In March 2018, the legendary Carol Kaye, who was an original member of the Wrecking Crew, helped to develop Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" and an | Continue reading


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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Joins Weezer Onstage in Los Angeles for the Much Requested Toto Song ‘Africa’

Just a couple of months after Weezer premiered their version of the Toto classic "Africa" aka "the internet's favorite song" at the behest of a teenage | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How the Guns N’ Roses Song ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Is a Melody In Search of Real Resolution

Doodling music theorist and musician 12tone wandered into the classic Guns N' Roses heavy ballad "Sweet Child O' Mine" is a song that is constantly on the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Human-Like Expressiveness of Dogs Captured in the Second Part of ‘The Dog Show’ Photo Series

A post shared by Alexander Khokhlov (@alexanderkhokhlovcom) on Jun 27, 2018 at 1:22pm PDT In the second installment of his wonderful photo portrait series | Continue reading


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A Frustrated Alien Tries to Communicate in a World Where No One Understands His Language

In a rather amusing advert for the language learning site Babbel, an earnest extraterrestrial grows a bit frustrated when he attempts to communicate his | Continue reading


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Theo Jansen Debuts His Newly Slimmed Down Wind Powered Walking Strandbeest for 2018

For years we've been writing about Dutch artist Theo Jansen and his Strandbeests, incredible wind-powered walking sculptures, and those inspired by them. | Continue reading


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A Brilliant Interactive ‘Rick and Morty’ Green Screen Tattoo That Comes Alive With Moving Images

Louisville tattoo artist Roy Rowlett has created a brilliant interactive Rick and Morty green screen tattoo upon which moving images can be played, such | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Orphaned Opossums Loudly Munch on a Bunch of Bananas Before Being Released Into the Wild

In 2014, Wildlife Rehab posted an absolutely adorable video of a passel of young opossums who were loudly enjoying a final snack of yummy bananas before | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

New York Public Library Has a Wonderful Collection of Historic Everyday Items Belonging to Authors

The New Yorker paid a visit to Declan Kiely, the Director of Exhibitions at the New York Public Library about the wonderful Berg Collection, which houses | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Delectably Mouthwatering Smoked Watermelon That Looks, Smells and Slices Like Smoked Meat

Ducks Eatery in New York City has brilliantly created a truly unique delectably mouthwatering way to serve watermelon. They first strip the fruit of all | Continue reading


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Stunning Drone Footage Taken Flying Over the Ancient Ruins of Pompeii

History buff Rusty of Rusty's History Zone posted absolutely stunning drone footage flying over the ruins of ancient Pompeii. This quick clip offers an | Continue reading


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How Horror Shows and Films of the 1990s Taught Kids About Empowerment in a Way They Understood

In a surprisingly touching video essay, artist Zane Whitener nostalgically recalled how the rise of horror for children affected and shaped his childhood | Continue reading


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Pianist Plays a Moving Version of Debussy ‘Clair de Lune’ for a Beautiful Eighty Year Old Elephant

Paul Barton, an artist and musician living in Thailand who has played a green piano with an elephant named Peter and played a beautiful Bach concerto for | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Six Towering Wooden Sculptures of Moody Trolls Hide Inside 1,700 Acres of a Chicago Arboretum

A post shared by Thomas Dambo (@thomasdambo) on Jul 24, 2018 at 11:46pm PDT We've previously posted about the very talented Thomas Dambo who in 2015 | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Centauro, A Sturdy Search and Rescue Robot With an Anthropomorphic Body That Can Cut Wood

Engineers in the Humanoids and Human Centered Mechatronics Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology, in partnership with the European Union's Horizon | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Sparrow Mart, A Los Angeles Pop Up Shop Filled With Felt Versions of 31,000 Supermarket Items

A post shared by Lucy Sparrow (@sewyoursoul) on Aug 3, 2018 at 10:14pm PDT In 2014, artist Lucy Sparrow created the The Cornershop, a pop-up store that | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Steampunk Tree House at Dogfish Head Brewery

A post shared by Scott Beale (@scottbeale) on Jul 26, 2018 at 12:11pm PDT Recently while driving through Delaware, Lori and I visited the legengary | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

There’s Waldo, A Clever Robot Specifically Designed to Answer the Age Old Question of ‘Where’s Waldo’

There's Waldo is a robot built to find Waldos and point at them. The robot arm is controlled by a Raspberry Pi using the PYARM Python library for the UARM | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Amusing Compilation of Photographers Reacting to the Incredible Speed of Isle of Man TT Motorcycles

Sideline photographers and videographers reacting to the incredible speed of the motorcycles racing during the Isle of Mann TT were the subject of a | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Incredible Costumed Geometry of the 1922 Bauhaus Era ‘Triadic Ballet’ by Oskar Schemmler

Great Big Story visited with the incredibly talented choreographer and master ballet dancer Ivan Liška to talk about dance during the Bauhaus Movement | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Refined Ant With Expensive Taste Attempts to Steal a Loose Diamond From Wholesaler’s Desk

While a diamond wholesaler was doing a bit of work at their desk, a rather refined ant with expensive taste came over and casually grabbed a loose gem to | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Michigan Man Starts an Amish Version of Uber With an On-Call Horse and Buggy Ride Sharing Service

An Amish man in Colon, Michigan named Timothy Hochstedler decided to get in on the ride sharing bandwagon with his own interpretation of companies like | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Unique Cover of the White Stripes Song ‘Seven Nation Army’ Played Through Electronic Barbie Dolls

The incredibly creative Wackids, who usually play with toy instruments, played a truly unique cover of the White Stripes song "Seven Nation Army" on | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Talented Harpejji Player Performs a Somber Cover of the Iconic Queen Song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

French musician Mathieu Terrade performed a flawlessly somber cover of the iconic Queen song "Bohemian Rhapsody" on a Harpejji G16. Terrade's rendition of | Continue reading


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