A Wonderful Series of NASA Posters Commemorating the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024

NASA enlisted talented artists to create a series of wonderful posters commemorating the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Dog Sitter Tries to Guess the Release Word That Lets the Dog Know He’s Allowed to Eat

While dog-sitting her best friend's dog, a woman named Marielle had no idea what the release word that gave him permission to eat. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

The Winners of the Pink Floyd ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ 50th Anniversary Animated Video Competition

Nick Mason announced the winning music videos for Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" 50th Anniversary animated video competition. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Little Guinea Pig Naps Next to the Keys of the Piano While Her Human is Playing

A guinea pig stretched out quietly on a blanket next to the keys of the piano, where her human plays classical music that lulls her to sleep. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

How Old English Regional Dialects From Northumbria, Mercia and West Saxon Were Spoken

I love languages! shared a video showing how old English regional dialects, such as Northumbrian, Mercian, and West Saxon were spoken. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Startled Cat Sees a Bear For the Very First Time

A very startled cat named Timon gave his human a very fixed look of disbelief when he saw a bear in his yard for the very first time. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Parkour Athlete ‘Elevator-Man’ Scales the Walls of a Narrow Hallway Like Spider-Man

Parkour athlete Nico Fischer aka "Elevator-Man" skillfully scaled a narrow hallway, jumping back and forth between the walls like Spider-Man. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Non-Player Characters (NPCs) Hard at Work Earning a Living in ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’

Film collective Total Refusal compiled the daily work of the NPCs in "Red Dead Redemption 2" were doing to earn a living. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

A Giant Guitar Pick Made Up of 100 Guitar Picks

Mattias Krantz 3D printed an incredible 100 guitar picks in one giant pick with a handle that looked cool but didn't work as well. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Twins Play ‘Back in Black’ With One Hitting the Other on His Helmeted Head With a Saucepan For Percussion

The Haneline Twins humorously performed a cover of the AC/DC song "Back in Black" using a saucepan hitting a helmeted head for percussion. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Willie Nelson and Kermit the Frog Perform a Wonderful Live Duet of ‘Rainbow Connection’

Willie Nelson and Kermit the Frog performed a wonderful duet of "Rainbow Connection" during a live show at a Luck Reunion in Luck, Texas. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

The Little Explored History of the Zip Tie

New Mind took a look at the history of the zip tie, a ubiquitous modern invention with origins that go back to the late 19th century. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Chiropractor Gives Giraffe With a Stiff Neck a Pain-Relieving Adjustment

Dr. Joren Whitley, a caring chiropractor to both humans and animals alike, gave a much needed adjustment to a giraffe with neck pain. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

An Explanation of Various Types of Computer Viruses

The Paint Explainer provided an explanation of various types of computer viruses and the damage they cause. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Parrot Eagerly Stirs His Human’s Coffee With Great Zeal

A little parrot named Richard grabbed a spoon with his beak and eagerly stirred his human's afternoon coffee with great zeal. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

A 3D Comparison of Pokémon Characters Matched With Real Animals of the Same Weight

Popular Science compiled an amusing 3D animation that compares individual Pokémon characters matched with animals of the same weight class. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Guitarist Makes Perfect Morning Alarm With a Heavy Metal Soundtrack Added to ‘Wake Up’ Preacher

Musician Andre Antunes added a heavy metal guitar soundtrack to a classic clip of Pastor TD Jakes repeatedly preaching the words "Wake Up". | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Brickit, A Clever App That Uses AI to Design New Builds From Piles of Leftover LEGO Bricks

Brickit is a clever app available that uses machine-learning to pick out and design new builds from piles of leftover LEGO bricks. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Man Narrowly Escapes Being Impaled by a Runaway Circular Saw Blade Rapidly Skidding Towards Him

Shane Reimche of Eugene, Oregon narrowly escaped being impaled by a runaway circular saw blade that skidded towards him at full speed. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

The Military History Behind New York City’s Liberty Island

It’s History explores how Liberty Island, then known as Bedloe's Island, was a military site that housed Fort Wood during the War of 1812. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Parrot Cleverly Stacks Puzzle Pieces Sorting Them by Color and Shape

An astute African grey parrot in Vietnam, very cleverly sorted and stacked puzzle pieces onto pegs by their color and their shape. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Oven Mitts That Look Like Freshly Baked Bread

Firebox is selling a set of oven mitts that look like the crust of freshly baked bread on the outside and a soft, hearty loaf on the inside. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Two Border Collies Impressively Herd a Waddle of Ducks Under a Girl Doing a Backbend

Border collies Roy and Ty of Quack Pack USA herded a waddle of ducks straight through the space underneath a girl doing a backbend. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 7 months ago

Fascinating Timelapse of an Elaborate Toucan Being Carved Out of a Single Block of Ice

Ryan Cook captured his process of carving an elaborate toucan out of a single block of ice in a fascinating one-minute timelapse. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

The Pet-Friendly Home Suite Hotels Chain Has Been Adopting Senior Dogs to Greet Guests

Home Suite Hotels started a wonderful program that gives adoptable senior dogs "jobs" as greeters at their hotels around South Africa. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

The Declining Popularity of the Guitar Solo

Polyphonic takes a look at the music of the 1990s and 2000s, noting how the iconic guitar solo began its descent from popular music. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

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Percussive Song Covers Performed on a Speed Bag

The aptly named Speedbag Bard performs percussive covers of various types of songs with punches on a speed bag. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

The Mythology Behind ‘Turtles All the Way Down’

Moiya McTier, PhD of the PBS series "Fate & Fabled" explained the mythology behind the phrase "turtles all the way down". | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

8-Bit Synth Covers of Pink Floyd Albums

Music producer veridiz created bouncy 8-bit synth cover of several seminal Pink Floyd albums, including "The Dark Side of the Moon". | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

Rescued Squirrel Inspects Every Piece of His Human’s Beautiful Custom Jewelry

A rescued baby squirrel enjoyed going to work with his human, custom jeweler Todd Alan who allowed him to inspect every piece of jewelry | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

Robotic Spy Iguana Dives For Food With Real Iguanas

A clip from "Spy in the Ocean", a robotic spy iguana by John Downer Productions dove down to the seafloor search for food with other iguanas. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

Dog Tries to Eat Food From Hand on TV Screen

A golden retriever amusingly tried to take a bite of a sandwich that a character on a TV show held under the table with an outstretched hand. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

1,000 Musicians Play Pink Floyd’s ‘Another Brick in the Wall (Part Two)’ in Cesena, Italy

The Rockin’1000 performed a rousing cover of the Pink Floyd song "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" at a stadium in Cesena, Italy. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

A Real Life Invisibility Shield for Privacy in Public Places

The Invisibility Shield Company has debuted the 2nd generation of their optical cloaking shield that allows people to hide in plain sight. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

A Robot That Can Anticipate When a Human Is Going to Smile and Then Mimic Their Facial Expressions

Creative Machines Lab at Columbia University developed a robot named Emo that anticipates smiles and mimics a human expressions. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

How a Devastating Volcano Began the Mass Extinction of Dinosaurs Before the Asteroid Hit

Kurzgesagt put together an animation explaining how a devastating volcano in India caused the beginning of the end for dinosaurs. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

Miles Morales Fights Shadowy Monsters of Panic That Drive Him Up a Wall in ‘The Spider Within’

In the short animated film "The Spider Within", a Miles Morales fights the shadowy monsters of panic that literally drive him up the wall. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

Gorgeous 4K Footage of a Winter Starling Murmuration Swooping Over the Yorkshire Wetlands

Robert E Fuller captured gorgeous 4K footage of a winter starling murmuration swooping over the Ripon City Wetlands in Yorkshire, England. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

Clever Dog With a Little Red Basket Goes Goes Grocery Shopping for Her Human at a Farmers Market

A service dog in Taiyuan, China goes grocery shopping at a farmers market everyday with a little red basket in her mouth. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

Woman Accidentally Gets Swallowed Into Sofa Bed While She Was Setting It Up

Park worker Dani Garland accidentally got swallowed by a convertible sofa bed while she was setting it up for her co-worker. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

Different Types of Government Explained

The Paint Explainer provided explanations for a comprehensive list of types of government types and their ideologies. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

Performer Does Intricate Dance Routines With Virtual Clones of Himself

Cale Brown of Bird Antics performs intricate dance routines with virtual clones of himself in different, but coordinating clothing. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

Ambitious Dog Clumsily Climbs Into a Cat Condo

A golden retriever clumsily climbed up into a cat condo, wiggled through the doorway and then turned around to peer out at the room. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

The Wonderfully Diverse Array of Birds Within the Woodpecker Family

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology explained the differences between the wide array of birds in the Picidae family known as woodpeckers. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

How Alcatraz Went From a Military Fortress to a Legendary Isolated Island Prison

Learn Something New explained how Alcatraz went from a strategically placed military fortress to the isolated island prison of legend. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

Dog Gracefully Parkours Across a Row of Bicycle Racks

A very talented border collie named Simba gracefully parkoured across a row of metal bicycle racks, easily going from one to the next. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago

Talented Musician Recreates The Who’s ‘Quadrophenia’ and ‘Tommy’ Albums As a One-Man Band

FridayNightLullaby performed all the songs of the iconic "Quadrophenia" and "Tommy" albums by The Who as a one-man band. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 8 months ago