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The School of Life explains via animation, the importance in becoming a good listener. While lending a compassionate ear to another might help with their issues, it can also offer valuable insight into one’s own life. The Good Listener knows that one of the best ways to understand an issue in one’s own life is […]The post The Importance in Becoming a Good Listener to Others In Order to Understand One’s Own Self appeared first on Laughing Squid.

20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios released a new trailer for Ferdinand, the upcoming animated film directed by Carlos Saldanha and based on the children’s book The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. The trailer follows the friendly misunderstood bull, Ferdinand (John Cena), as he is torn away from his family and tries everything […]The post A Giant Misunderstood Bull Tries to Get Back to His Loving Family in a New Trailer for Ferdinand appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Avocado Joy Slicer by Mobile Kingdom is a 3-in-1 preparation tool that allows you to safely split, pit, and slice your avocados. The handy Avocado Joy Slicer is available to purchase from the Laughing Squid store for $9.99 (50% off retail price). There’s nothing tastier than a buttery, ripe avocado (especially in the form […]The post Avocado Joy Slicer, A 3-In-1 Tool for Safely Splitting, Pitting, and Slicing Avocados appeared first on Laughing Squid.

CineFix presents their picks for the top 10 science fiction films of all time. We’re breaking down some of the all time great sci-fi by asking, what does science fiction do exactly? How many different ideas can the genre explore? We try to answer that with a top 10 featuring everything from space operas to […]The post Some of the Best Science Fiction Films of All Time appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While building a new house, a compassionate construction worker named Dominick Sparacino and a co-worker gently, tirelessly and carefully used their cutting tools to free a helpless Kingsnake who had gotten tangled into an inescapable ball of duct tape. While the snake couldn not expressly thank Sparacino and friend, the fact that the snake could […]The post Compassionate Construction Workers Carefully Free a Helpless Snake Who Got Tangled in Duct Tape appeared first on Laughing Squid.

British Pathé is featuring wonderful archival footage from 1965 that reveals how a Matchbox cars factory in Hackney, London built the popular die-cast toys. The toys started as a conceptual design, were built into a wood model, and then headed to production and assembly for final touches. Begins with fabulous shots of model cars and […]The post A Look at How Matchbox Cars Were Made in 1965 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During his first exploring visit to the state of West Virginia, adventurer Coyote Peterson went off peering under giant rocks in search of a rare blue crayfish. While he didn’t find what he was looking for under the first two rocks, he did find a salamander and a crayfish of the non-blue variety. Moving to […]The post Coyote Peterson Peers Under Giant Rocks in West Virginia in Search of a Rare Blue Crayfish appeared first on Laughing Squid.

89-year-old retired engineer Max P. Schlienger of Flight Rail Corp. built a giant train set, known as the VECTORR system, that travels through his vineyard in Mendocino, California. Max explained to Wired that his amazing train system depends on magnets and is pulled along with pressure and vacuum tubes. The future of train transportation might […]The post 89-Year-Old Retired Engineer Builds a Giant Train Set in His Mendocino, California Vineyard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As we’ve written in the past, the wonderful people at the Sunflower Farm Creamery have made a tradition of going for a warm weather evening run have created an adorable tradition of going for a warm weather evening run with all of the season’s baby goats and the kids of 2017 were no exception. The […]The post The Baby Goats of Sunflower Creamery Farm Continue the Tradition of Summer Evening Runs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Daredevil Oleg Cricket documented his extremely dangerous stunt riding a Polaris hoverboard on the ledge of a high-rise building. Oleg gave us an extended look on Instagram of himself also doing back flips and somersaults over a basketball while on the ledge. A post shared by ?Y ?IF? I? ? ?O?I? (@olegcricket) on Jun 1, […]The post Daredevil Oleg Cricket Rides a Hoverboard on the Ledge of a High-Rise Building in a Dangerous Stunt appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Signature Views series by Random House made the case for adapting books into films, particularly when such adaptations are free to take creative license. Such advantages include making the subject more relatable and current. Loose adaptations often place a classic text in a modern-day setting, making the story more relatable….They also can frame a […]The post The Distinct Advantages of Adapting Books Into Film appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Japanese researchers captured really wonderful footage of very sneaky pharaoh cuttlefish disguising themselves as a truly believable hermit crab in order to surreptitiously strike out at unsuspecting prey. Once the fish left, cuttlefish the guise was dropped, that is until more fish came swimming by. The researchers are not certain why the cuttlefish pretend to […]The post Sneaky Pharaoh Cuttlefish Pretend to Be a Hermit Crabs in Order to Catch Prey appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Japanese company JEKCA has introduced their wonderful line of uniquely shaped interlocking building blocks with which cats, dogs and parrots can be formed. Additionally, different combinations of these blocks can specify breeds, sizes and colors, such as brown and red dachshunds, schnauzers, bulldogs, tuxedo, calico and tabby cats. via DesignTaxi The Mewgaroo Hoodie, A […]The post JEKCA, Uniquely Shaped Interlocking Building Blocks That Form Cats and Dogs of Different Breeds appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On the latest episode of Twitter Tech Support by Wired, Nick Offerman sat down to answer some common woodworking questions that were asked by people on Twitter. First address your grammar, but generally, a miter joint refers to 45-degrees. — WoodSupport_NO (@woodsupport) June 12, 2017 That's an ignorant question, because there is only one shape […]The post Nick Offerman Answers Common Woodworking Questions Asked by People on Twitter appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Penguin Bomb is a very clever, low-tech, DIY origami sculpture that arrives as a flat package with a disjointed design that turns itself into a fat little penguin once the toy is dropped onto a hard surface. This clever toy was designed by famous paper artist Haruki Nakamura and is only available in Japan, […]The post The Penguin Bomb, A Flat Origami Penguin That Assembles Itself When Dropped on a Hard Surface appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Walt Disney Animation Studios has released a trailer for Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, an animated short that will premiere in theaters in front of Disney•Pixar‘s upcoming animated adventure film, Coco, beginning on November 22nd, 2017. The short will feature Olaf (Josh Gad), who is on a “mission to harness the best holiday traditions” for Anna (Kristen […]The post Olaf Returns to Harness the Best Holiday Traditions in the Disney Short ‘Olaf’s Frozen Adventure’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an absolutely fascinating visual essay, Wendover Productions very logically explains the often complex and confusing ambiguity of jurisdictional border control in international airports around the world, particularly when traveling into the United States. The question of what country you’re in in airports can get a little more complicated thanks to the USA. The US […]The post The Confusing Jurisdictional Border Ambiguity of International Airports Around the World appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan broke ground last week on a site in Osaka, Japan to begin their journey towards the future Nintendo theme park, Super Nintendo World. They celebrated during the ground breaking ceremony by having Mario do a live-action run through a side-scrolling Super Mario Bros. level while on stage. via Kotaku People […]The post Mario Does a Live-Action Super Mario Bros. Level Run at Super Nintendo World in Japan appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Actress Naomi Watts very graciously sat down with an iPad for Vanity Fair and gave a quick lesson on common Australian and British expressions and slang, often using herself as her own example. Natalie Portman and Salma Hayak previously offered slang lessons in Hebrew and Spanish, respectively. Naomi Watts, star of the upcoming film “The […]The post Actress Naomi Watts Gives a Quick Lesson on Common Australian and British Slang Terms appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The New Yorker has created a wonderful split-screen video featuring a side by side tour of the same streets in New York City using footage from the 1930s and today. A Fascinating Video Tour of Paris Using Footage Shot Between the Years of 1877 and 1900‘Eye Spy’, A Drone’s Eye View of Sydney, AustraliaEverybody Street, […]The post A Side By Side Tour of the Same Streets in New York City Using Footage From the 1930s and Today appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jeremy Williams of Tested met up with video game engineer Chris Larkin of Other Ocean to chat with and learn how he builds working miniature Apple II replicas that emulate the classic 8-bit home computer. Chris shared the files and instructions to make your own here on GitHub. Apple II Computer Model Created Using LEGO […]The post Building a Working Miniature Apple II Computer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The San Diego apparel company Greater Ink offers tee-shirts with inspiring messages that address socially relevant issues such as science, the environment, personal goals and other concerns. With each purchase, a 25% donation will be made to a non-profit organization that works to address the specific concern posed on the shirt. We founded Greater Ink […]The post Greater Ink, Tee-Shirts With Inspirational Messages That Contribute to a Related Cause When Purchased appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Wired sat down with four industry experts as they explained the thinking behind some of the most recognizable sounds from video games created between 1972 and 1998. They featured sounds from Pong, Pac-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, Donkey Kong, Contra, Street Fighter II, and Doom. Sonic Branding Experts Break Down Some of the Most Iconic and […]The post Experts Explain the Thinking Behind Recognizable Sounds From Video Games (1972-1998) appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Danielle Tullo (@danielletullo) on Jun 8, 2017 at 9:02am PDT Industry Kitchen NYC, the home of the most expensive pizza in the world per Guinness World Records, has created the “Pop Candy Land Pizza“, a giant rainbow-colored sugar cookie topped with sweet vanilla icing, colorful sprinkles, Pop Rocks, finished with with […]The post Unicorn Pizza, A Brightly Hued Giant Sugar Cookie Covered in Cotton Candy, Pop Rocks and Sprinkles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an amazing video by StatusSilver, the talented trio of Japanese performers from the Xtrap Dance Crew used their three pairs of hands to turn all 30 fingers into a hypnotic “Finger Kaleidoscope.” Their fingers danced to The Chainsmokers‘ song “Don’t Let Me Down (Illenium Remix).” A Complex Beginners Tutorial on How to Finger Tut‘Universal […]The post Japanese Dance Crew Trio Turns Their 30 Fingers Into a Hypnotic Finger Kaleidoscope appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Google engineer Adam Woodworth has created a timelapse video that features him building the LEGO Space Shuttle (1682) set. It ends with a surprising space shuttle launch. A post shared by Adam Woodworth (@ajwoodpiece) on Jun 11, 2017 at 11:46pm PDT A post shared by Adam Woodworth (@ajwoodpiece) on Jun 5, 2017 at 11:21pm PDT […]The post A Timelapse of a LEGO Space Shuttle Being Built and Then Taking Off appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Award Winning Carving Designer (@danielebarresi_artist) on Jun 8, 2017 at 4:51am PDT Daniele Barresi is an award-winning Italian carving artist and teacher working and living in Australia, who masterfully cuts gorgeously elaborate designs into unsuspecting fruits, vegetables and soaps. Included amongst this produce is a beautiful avocado cameo, a floral display […]The post Gorgeous Designs Elaborately Carved Into Fruits, Vegetables and Soaps appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a mouth watering episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make Freddy Hayes‘ delicious looking ribs from House of Cards. Here’s the full recipe for Freddy’s Ribs. Frank Underwood is many things: A husband. A politician. A duplicitous, machiavellian psychosexual deviant with a bloodlust for power. A purveyor of fine […]The post Binging With Babish Makes Freddy Hayes’ Delicious Ribs From House of Cards appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a mesmerizing episode of Cracked‘s Honest Ads series, businessman Roger Horton (Jack Hunter) stars in a parody commercial that reveals the truth about how mobile games have become digital heroin for our brains. Want the best android and ios mobile games? Great! Just so we’re all clear here when it comes to mobile games, […]The post An Honest Ad Revealing How Mobile Games Have Become Digital Heroin for Our Brains appeared first on Laughing Squid.

xkcd looks at how groupings of cultural memories stopped once we reached the 2000s and 2010s. In the 90s, our variety radio station used the tagline "the best music of the 70s, 80s, and 90s." After 2000, they switched to “the best music of the 80s, 90s, and today.” I figured they'd change again in […]The post How Groupings of Cultural Memories Stopped Once We Reached the Aughts (2000s) and Teens (2010s) appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Weary of gazing at at an abandoned lot on Vermont Street in the Woodbridge neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, avid reader and Doctor Who fan Dan Zemke decided that a free sharing library in the shape of life-sized TARDIS would be the perfect way to fill the empty space. Zemke built this wonderful library with the […]The post Detroit Man Combines His Love of Reading and ‘Doctor Who’ to Create a Free TARDIS Library appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As a thank you to late Adam West, skilled guitarist Eric Calderone (a.k.a. “331Erock“) performed a heavy metal cover of the classic 1960s Batman television series theme song. Here is the original theme song. A Heavy Metal Version of the Rick and Morty Theme Song1960s ‘Batman’ Theme Song Recreated With Real Bat NoisesA Friendly A […]The post A Heavy Metal Cover of the 1960s Batman TV Series Theme Song appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kyra Buschor and Constantin Päplow of Rollin’ Wild have created a hilarious follow up to their very funny, award-winning student animation “Rollin’ Safari”. The newer animation entitled “Rollin’ France” vividly imagines the problems the animals of France (and elsewhere) would face if their bodies were completely round. Found them! They were hiding in France!Share, if […]The post Hilarious Animated Vignettes Showing What Would Happen if Animals Were Completely Round appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While at Microsoft and EA‘s E3 press conferences, BioWware revealed a trailer and gameplay footage of their new open world action RPG, Anthem. The game allows you and up to three other friends to wear one of many “Javelin” exosuits, wield unique weapons, and master abilities as you all venture out beyond the walls of […]The post BioWare Reveals New Open World RPG ‘Anthem’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While diving in the waters off of Nice, France, an intrepid photographer was awestruck by the sight of a camouflaged octopus and tried to capture the moment with his GoPro camera. Unfortunately for him, the reticent cephalopod appeared to prefer he didn’t and grabbed the offending device with powerful suckers and swam off, leaving the […]The post A Reticent Octopus Swims Away With a GoPro Camera Snatched From an Intrepid Diver appeared first on Laughing Squid.

David Brady shared a classic scene from the 1966 superhero film, Batman: The Movie, where Batman (Adam West) frantically tried to get rid a bomb. After having zero luck finding a safe place to dispose of the bomb, Batman said “Some days, you just can’t get rid of a bomb!” Batman’s Fight Scene From the […]The post Batman Frantically Tries to Get Rid of a Bomb in a Scene From the 1966 Film ‘Batman: The Movie’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Maker and artist Neil Mendoza has created the Fish Hammer, an awesome contraption where a hammer is controlled by a goldfish named Smashie. As Smashie swims around in its tank, a webcam tracks the fish’s position and moves a hammer that drops and crushes tiny furniture “based on the slow rotation of a cam that […]The post A Goldfish Controlled Hammer That Rotates Around a Semicircle Smashing Tiny Furniture appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ubisoft released the world premiere gameplay trailer for their upcoming open world RPG, Assassin’s Creed Origins, and next game in the ongoing Assassin’s Creed series. The game will features an full country to explore, a rebuilt combat system, and plenty of memorable quests. Assassin’s Creed Origins is available to pre-order from Amazon and the Ubisoft […]The post Gameplay Trailer for Assassin’s Creed Origins Introduces the New Open World RPG Set in Egypt appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Talented Kansas City rapper Mac Lethal has created a new video where he takes on 27 different styles of rap in a little over 7 minutes. He covers everything from old-school rap to midwest chopper. Mac Lethal Performs an Insanely Fast Rap in the Time It Takes Him to Microwave a Bag of PopcornMac Lethal […]The post Mac Lethal Performs 27 Styles of Rap in 7 Minutes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

APennyW has created a compilation video of famous batclimbs from the 1960s Batman television series where celebrities appear out of a window and say something to Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) as they scale a building. The famous Bat-Climb batclimb window cameos from the 1966-68 TV show Batman starring Adam West and Burt […]The post A Compilation of Batclimb Celebrity Window Cameos From the 1960s Batman TV Series appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kevin Scruggs has created a compilation video of his interviews with his daughter, Mackenzie, on her first day of school for the past 12 years. Kevin gave us a look at how his little girl has grown from 1st grade though 12th grade, surprising her with the video when she graduated from high school. I […]The post Father Interviews His Daughter on Her First Day of School For 12 Years, 1st Grade Through Graduation appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Disney•Pixar released a new trailer, “The Limit”, for Cars 3, the upcoming animated sequel to Cars and Cars 2 produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The trailer follows Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) as he is driven to his absolute limit. Cars 3 is set to race into theaters on June […]The post Lightning McQueen is Driven to His Limit in New Trailer for Cars 3 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Adam West, the wonderful actor who famously played Batman from 1966-1968 in the campy television series Batman and loaned his iconic persona to such shows as The Simpsons, Family Guy and even Batman: The Animated Series, sadly passed away on June 9, 2017. He was 88 years old. Our beloved AW passed away last night. […]The post Adam West (1928-2017), The Legendary Actor Who Played Batman in the 1960s ‘Batman’ TV Series appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the powerful teaser trailer for the upcoming Marvel film Black Panther, a mourning Prince T’Challa returns to his native Wakanda only to find that his beloved country is ridden by opposing factions that seek to deny him his rightful title of king and to exploit the land of its richest resource, leading the superhero […]The post Black Panther, A Mourning Prince Returns to His Native Country to Claim His Rightful Title of King appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When Vail, Colorado resident Katie Hawley returned from a day out, she found her house in severe disarray. Thinking it was her house was robbed, she reviewed her home surveillance video for evidence. Hawley didn’t view any robbers invading her house, but she did see a wayward bear leaning upon the keys of her piano […]The post A Wayward Black Bear Inadvertently Plays the Piano After Breaking Into a Vail, Colorado Home appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In their regularly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the history of irregular verbs, why they exist and how certain conjugations have stuck around for such a long time. If you take a look at the irregular verbs in English, they happen to […]The post Why Some Verbs Became Irregular Within the History of the English Language appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather enlightening Inside Joke interview that took place at 2017 Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin Texas, host John Merriman had an opportunity to catch up with the very talented Big Mike Geier, a performer who also happens to be Puddles Pity Party‘s closest friend. Geier took the opportunity to talk about how he […]The post Performer Big Mike Geier Talks About Life as Puddles Pity Party’s Closest Friend appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Two Border Collies, a Terrier and a Chihuahua performed an incredible variety of separate well-timed synchronized tricks with one another without a hint of effort. Each of the dogs have been trained by Emily Larlham of Dogmatics, who uses positive reinforcement to encourage positive behavior. She also offers free in-depth dog training videos through her […]The post Four Positively Trained Dogs Effortlessly Perform Incredibly Synchronized Tricks With One Another appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Shortly after introducing an adorable baby kangaroo named Hazel to Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon, a smiling Robert Irwin offered a closer look at Hazel, offering some very interesting facts about these marsupials including their what they eat, fascinating birth process and why they prefer jumping to walking. Thirteen-year-old animal expert Robert Irwin shares some […]The post Robert Irwin Offers a Closer Look at Hazel the Baby Kangaroo Backstage at The Tonight Show appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The amazingly talented astrophysicist and guitarist Dr. Brian May of Queen excitedly unboxed the first completed copy of the Queen Monopoly game. Thoroughly explaining the contents of the box, May explained that the game follows the original members of the band through their history of live performances starting with their first show 1970 and concluding […]The post An Excited Brian May Dramatically Unboxes the First Completed Copy of the Queen Monopoly Game appeared first on Laughing Squid.