Affectionate Parrot Repeatedly Distracts Her Human From Working

An affectionate parrot adorably adjusted her crop while nuzzling her human, thus distracting her human from getting any work done. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Pedal Steel Covers of New Wave and Alternative Rock Songs

15 year old Noah Faulker performs wonderful covers of New Wave and alternative rock songs on pedal steel guitar. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Common Words With Unknown Origins

Name Explain compiled an amusing list of common words used in the English language with unknown origins. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Kingfisher Dad Repeatedly Returns to Nest to Encourage His Chicks to Fly

Robert E Fuller documented a patient kingfisher father repeatedly returning to the nest to encourage each of his seven chicks to fly. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Young Boy Grows His Perfect Christmas Tree in the 2023 John Lewis Holiday Ad

In the 2023 edition of the John Lewis Holiday advert, a boy named Alfie finds a box with a seed to grow a "perfect Christmas Tree". | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Athletic Deer Leaps Over a Moving Bicycle

When Edwin Gonzalez Montoya of Chicago was riding Greenville, South Carolina, a deer came out the brushed and jumped over his bike. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Laurence Fishburne Reads Humorously Deadpan Letter by a Freed Slave to His Former Master

Laurence Fishburne read aloud a powerful, and at times, humorously deadpan letter from freed slave Jourdon Anderson to his former master. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Eddie Vedder Covers ‘Just Like Heaven’ by The Cure

During the encore of their final 2022 show in Las Vegas, singer Eddie Vedder and The Earthlings covered "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Exhilarating POV Footage of Hot Wheels Toy Cars Racing Down an Empty Waterslide

DreamTrack shared exhilarating POV footage of various Hot Wheels toy cars racing down an empty (and dry) waterslide. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Pennsylvania Man Builds Giant Street Legal Replica of a Classic Bumper Car

Dan Hryhorcoff of Justus, Pennsylvania built a giant street-legal replica of a classic bumper car, specifically a 1954 Lusse Auto Skooter. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Curious Lion Cub Accidentally Falls Into River While Chasing Birds

A little lion cub accidentally fell into a small, highly-vegetative river in an adorably failed effort to play with the birds walking on top. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

A Piano Mashup of the Ubiquitous Kars4Kids Commercial With Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight Sonata’

Brandon Ethridge provided a musical piano accompaniment of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" to the ubiquitous "Kars4Kids" commercial. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

A Lovely Gayageum Cover of Stevie Wonder’s ‘You Are the Sunshine of My Life’

Luna Lee performed a lovely cover of the Stevie Wonder song "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" on a traditional Korean Gayageum. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

The Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024 in North America

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible across North America, starting in Mexico, then the United States and ending in Canada. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

British Etiquette Coach Demonstrates the Proper Way to Neatly Eat Peas

Etiquette coach William Hanson explained the proper way to neatly eat peas so that they don't go flying by using a simple spearing method. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

American Polyglot Surprises Locals in Cardiff, Wales by Speaking Welsh

NYC polyglot Xiaomanyc traveled to Cardiff, Wales and was excited to use his newfound knowledge of the Welsh language to surprise locals. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

New York City’s Most Elegant and Luxurious Public Bathroom Is Located in Bryant Park

The Bryant Park public bathroom is arguably the most elegant and luxurious of its kind in all of New York City, if not beyond. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Building Increasingly Complex LEGO Machines In Order to Sink Progressively Larger LEGO Boats

Brick Technology built a LEGO machines that would sink different LEGO boats that were floating inside a fish tank. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Sneaky Bear Steals Family’s Taco Bell Delivery From Their Front Porch

A sneaky bear in Florida used the time between the doorbell ringing and the front door opening to steal a Taco Bell delivery left on a porch. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

An Amusing Online Game Where You Guess If a Word Is an Antidepressant Drug or a J.R.R. Tolkien Character

"Antidepressants or Tolkien" is an amusing game that asks if a word is an antidepressant drug or character from a J.R.R. Tolkien story. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

How To Stay Strong in the Face of Adversity

An insightful and timely essay by The School of Life looks at strategies to remain resilient and how to stay going in the face of adversity. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

The Fascinating History of the ‘Celebrity Talking Taxi’ Program in New York City

David Friedman took a deep dive into the history of the "Celebrity Talking Taxi" program in New York City, which ran from 1997 through 2003. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

A Tiny Rescued Baby Red Squirrel Who Is Lactose Intolerant Grows Big Enough to Play With His Toys

A tiny lactose intolerant baby red squirrel grew big enough to play his toys after gaining weight from a modified lactose-free formula. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

A Handy Technique to Fall Asleep in Ten Minutes That Was Used by the US Military in World War II

Popular Mechanics shared a meditative technique used by US Army pilots in World War II that would help them fall asleep within ten minutes. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

The Distinctive Cinematographic Style of David Fincher

TIFF Originals took a look at the distinctive cinematographic style of director David Fincher, noting four overarching themes in his work. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

How Mike’s Hot Honey Went From a Side Hobby in Brooklyn to a Multi-Million Dollar Business

On the CNBC show "Make It" Mike Kurtz of Mike's Hot Honey explained how he turned a side hobby into a multi-million dollar business. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

A Trio of Clever Cats Trigger a Colorful Rube Goldberg Domino Chain

Three clever bell-ringing cats watched in fascination as they set off a rolling Rube Goldberg chain made of colorful dominoes. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

The Origins of the Question Mark and Exclamation Point

Name Explain shared theoretical insight about the origin of both the question mark and the exclamation point in Latin-based languages. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Stunning Footage of a Starling Murmuration Flying Very Close to the Ground

Language instructor Helen Day captured stunning footage of a starling murmuration flying just inches from the ground in North Wales. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Leslie Nielsen As Frank Drebin Investigates ‘Star Wars’

Your_Kryptonite7 inserted the very quippy Leslie Nielsen from "Police Squad!" and "The Naked Gun" into the futuristic world of "Star Wars". | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

George Washington Lays Out His Plan for America’s Inconsistent Use of Weights and Measures

George Washington rallied his troops to lay out his plan of inconsistent weights and measures for the new nation on "Saturday Night Live". | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Transit App Shows Rat Activity on the NYC Subway

Public transit app Transit created the "NYC Subway Rat Detector", a map that shows at which subway stop the city's rats are most populous. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

A Unique Piano With No Black Keys

Classic FM posted a disconcerting performance on a Sinhakken piano, which has no black keys thus forcing all songs to be played in C Major. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Kitten Turns Into a Turtle Under Backwards Baseball Cap

A kitten adorably crawled under a backwards baseball cap, stuck his little head out of the back, and began walking like a turtle. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Making a Historic ‘Pomkin’ Pie From a 1796 Recipe

Max Miller of Tasting History shared the interesting history of the word pumpkin before preparing a "pomkin" pie from a 1796 recipe. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Amazing Live Guzheng Covers of ‘Smooth Criminal’ and ‘Beat It’ by Michael Jackson

The enigmatic Moyun covered the Michael Jackson songs "Smooth Criminal" and "Beat It" on a traditional Chinese Guzheng. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

An Elusive Stray Dog Named ‘Houdini’ Avoids Rescue Until the Right People Catch Him

An elusive stray dog named Houdini was very adept at avoiding well-meaning rescuers until Hope for Paws got involved. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Vegans Praise Meat in a Chilling Deepfakes Awareness Campaign by Steak-umm

Deepsteaks is chilling campaign by Steak-umm shows how easily information can be manipulated using deepfake technology. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

The 33rd Annual New York City Halloween Dog Parade at Tompkins Square Park

Zeph McDonough attended the Halloween Parade at Tompkins Square Dog Run to enjoy the adorable costumes worn by canines and humans. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

A Tour Through the Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest in Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Zeph McDonough attended the Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest in Fort Greene, Brooklyn to enjoy the adorable costumes worn by canines. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

The Phenomenon of Pareidolia: Seeing Faces in Things

Duncan Clarke explained the phenomenon of Pareidolia, specifically why the human brain often sees faces in inanimate objects. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

The History of Cup Noodles

Weird History Food took a look at the toothsome history of Cup Noodles, the popular instant ramen product created in Japan. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

A Spunky Cat With an Adorable Alien Face

A Cornish Rex cat named Sirius has an adorable face that makes it look as if he were at least part alien, which makes him very photogenic. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Guitarist Flips Dark Minor Key Rock Songs Into a Happier Major Key

Guitarist Roger Tomlin transposed dark, minor key rock songs into happier versions of themselves by flipping them into a major key. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Capybara Gracefully Glides Underwater

Nature photographer Fernando Maidana captured the wonderfully serene scene of a capybara gliding smoothly and fearlessly underwater. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

1,000 Members of a Choir in Dublin Sing ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in Memory of Sinéad O’Connor

1,000 members of Choir! Choir! Choir! sang a poignant cover of "Nothing Compares 2 U" in memory of Sinéad O'Connor in Dublin, Ireland. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

Fascinating Facts About White Cats

Cats.com shared fascinating facts about white cats they can be a part of any breed but their white coat is due to lack of pigment. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago

The Beatles Release Their Final Song ‘Now And Then’

The Beatles released their final song "Now And Then" from a demo cassette that John Lennon recorded in the mid-70s. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 year ago