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Wisconsin costume designer Brandon Johnson built the "Spirit Walker", a 9-foot four-legged creature with a humanlike face, from thrift-store finds and trash.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Costume Designer Turns Recycled Items Into Spirit Walker', A Four-Legged Creature With a Human Face was originally published on Laughing Squid.

In the spirit of Halloween, Captain Pikant used his Hapax sequencer to recreate the complex drum beat behind Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters" theme.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Musician Recreates the Complex Drum Track Behind Ray Parker Jr.'s Ghostbusters' Theme was originally published on Laughing Squid.

California resident Susan Burgos set the Guinness World Record for the "largest collection of frog-related items" in January 2026, with 13,201 pieces.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post California Woman Sets Guinness World Record for the Largest Collection of Frog Memorabilia was originally published on Laughing Squid.

There I Ruined It remixed the Linkin Park song "In the End" with corporate jargon from LinkedIn to create a catchy workplace anthem.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post LinkedIn Park' Turns Linkin Park's In the End' Into a Corporate Jargon Anthem was originally published on Laughing Squid.

HD1080ide captured great footage of 70 road-legal amphibious vehicles driving into the water at Amphib 2026 in Berlin, the world's largest meeting of amphibious cars.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post 70 Road-Legal Amphibious Cars Drive Into the Water at a Gathering in Berlin was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Someone at Meep Meepleton's World of Fun in Madison, Wisconsin, played a vintage Big Mouth Singers toy keyboard in time with the classic Beastie Boys track "Brass Monkey".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Vintage Big Mouth Singers Toy Keyboard Performs the Beastie Boys Song Brass Monkey' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

David Bennett analyzed the specific chords and key changes that made Queen's classic song "We Are the Champions" sound so triumphant.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Distinctive Key Changes That Made Queen's We Are the Champions' Sound So Triumphant was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Jelle's Marble Runs presented a Halloween-themed competition in which marbles had to navigate a perilous, haunted-castle course. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Eight Marbles Race Through a Haunted Castle Marble Run to Escape Giant Hungry Spiders was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Illona Bolou performed a gorgeous percussive fingerstyle cover of Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" on her acoustic guitar.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post French Guitarist Plays a Gorgeous Fingerstyle Cover of Nirvana's Heart-Shaped Box' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

In an informative episode of his "True Facts" series, narratorZe Frank examined the unusual ways different cephalopods procreate.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Bizarre Ways Cephalopods Reproduce was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Ben Cuevas of Aesthetic All Over explored how Halloween aesthetics, including witches, pumpkins, black cats, and skeletons, have evolved over the last century.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post How Halloween Aesthetics Evolved Over the Last Century was originally published on Laughing Squid.

The adorable lemurs at the Oregon Zoo enjoyed Halloween jack-o'-lanterns with tasty grapes hidden at the bottom.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Adorable Lemurs at the Oregon Zoo Enjoy Halloween Jack-o'-Lanterns With Grapes Hidden Inside was originally published on Laughing Squid.

The Spanish band Broken Peach performed a spooky Halloween mashup of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" with Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me" and Rammstein's "Du hast".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Spooky Halloween Mashup That Blends Thriller' With Somebody's Watching Me' and Du Hast' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Bill McClintock's "Ghostmashers" layers Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters" theme with 11 other 1980s hits in a massive Halloween mashup.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Ghostmashers' - A Massive Halloween Mashup That Layers the Ghostbusters' Theme With Other 1980s Hits was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Lord Vinheteiro performed a very active cover of the classic Van Halen song "Jump" on a strategic array of rubber chickens.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Tuxedoed Musician Plays Van Halen's Jump' on Rubber Chickens was originally published on Laughing Squid.

An Asian elephant named Samudra was given a giant pumpkin to squash during the Oregon Zoo's 28th annual Squishing of the Squash.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Elephant Squishes a 500-Pound Pumpkin During Oregon Zoo's Annual Squishing of the Squash' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Honkology explained why doomscrolling is so addictive through a very tired animated goose with a constant need to be online.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Why Doomscrolling Is So Addictive was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Alona, the girlfromjerseycity, captured an adorable Angine de Poitrine tribute costume named "Angine de Pawtrine" that featured a tiny dog on drums at the 36th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Tiny Dog Drums in Angine de Pawtrine' Tribute at the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal created "Grimothy", a giant, evil version of Jimothy, the viral Seattle raccoon with an unusually short, round body, in his brother's front yard on Bainbridge Island.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Oatmeal Builds Grimothy', a Giant Evil Jimothy the Raccoon for Halloween was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Diego Poncelet set the Guinness World Record for the fastest downhill skateboard speed at an incredible 151.83 km/h (94 mph).subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Diego Poncelet Sets Downhill Skateboarding World Record at 94 MPH on a Steep Quebec Road was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Dr. Emily Zarka of "Monstrum" explains how centuries-old burial shrouds inspired the classic white-sheet ghost and how pop culture made it less frightening.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Why Ghosts Are Historically Depicted in White Sheets was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Urban field musician Benjamin Mjones creates catchy beats by remixing the calls of various birds into hip-hop and dubstep.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Musician Creates Catchy Hip-Hop Beats by Remixing Bird Calls was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Foster mom Tricia sent a video of a visibly overweight beagle named Autumn to her husband Dave, who thought she was AI-enhanced.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Foster Dad Thought a Visibly Overfed 72-Pound Beagle Was AI-Enhanced was originally published on Laughing Squid.

"Hyperland" is a prescient 1990 BBC documentary written by and starring Douglas Adams that foreshadows the World Wide Web and modern AI assistants.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Hyperland' - A Prescient 1990 BBC Documentary by Douglas Adams That Kind of Predicts the Web was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Graham Dot Zip sends his own AI agent to an interview with an AI recruiter, only to watch the two bots hilariously screw up his salary negotiations.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Job Candidate Sends His Own AI Agent to an Interview With an AI Recruiter was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A clever little red panda named Enoki at the Oregon Zoo pounced on a colorful puzzle filled with yummy apple treats.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Clever Red Panda Solves a Colorful Puzzle With Yummy Treats Hidden Inside was originally published on Laughing Squid.

E/V Nautilus' ROV Hercules encountered a playful octopus who adorably chased its green scaling lasers like a cat.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Playful Octopus Chases a Green Laser Light Like a Cat was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Physicist Gabriel Mindlin searched handwritten field notes from the 1960s for bird melodies and used robots to teach young birds these songs.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Physicist Deploys Robotic Tutors to Teach Young Birds the Forgotten Songs of Their Forebears was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Kubla performed a warm acoustic soul cover of Radiohead's "Creep", with his brother Gaelan on bass and his new friend Kurt on violin.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Warm Acoustic Soul Cover of Radiohead's Creep' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Caretaker Lek Chailert played an adorable game of hide-and-seek with a rescued elephant named Thong Ae at Elephant Nature Park.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Caretaker Plays Hide-and-Seek With Rescued Elephant was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Ali Spagnola transformed a massive 12-foot skeleton into a giant living Chia pet that she adorned with festive matching lights.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Artist Transforms 12-Foot Skeleton Into a Giant Chia Pet was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Tetiana Mazur and Sergii Shamrai played a stirring cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" on Ukrainian bandura and accordion.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Stirring Cover of The Sound of Silence' Played on Ukrainian Bandura and Accordion was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Tom Scott visits Wilkin & Sons' Tiptree farm in Essex, where robots help protect strawberry plants but still can't harvest them as quickly as humans.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Why Agricultural Robots Struggle to Pick Strawberries was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A little lineolated parakeet named Olive never wants to let her human, Heather, out of her sight, following her around the house like a puppy.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Clingy Parakeet Follows Her Human Around the House Like a Puppy was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Patrick Foote of Name Explain explores the fascinating world of unusual English words that repeat individual letters an extraordinary number of times.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post English Words With the Most Repeated Letters was originally published on Laughing Squid.

The Process explored how candy corn went from a hand-poured 19th-century confection to one of Halloween's most polarizing treats.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Complex History of Candy Corn, a Polarizing Halloween Treat was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Guitar virtuoso Kent Nishimura played an exceptional fingerstyle rendition of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" on his acoustic guitar.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post An Exceptional Acoustic Fingerstyle Cover of Michael Jackson's Thriller' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

The Oregon Zoo gave busy beavers a yummy Halloween pumpkin as part of its annual autumn tradition. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Busy Beavers Enjoy a Yummy Halloween Pumpkin was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Nahum Smith paired the melodious sound of a sonic toothbrush with his classical guitar to jam along with Radiohead's "Idioteque".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Classical Guitarist Jams With the Melodious Vibrations of a Sonic Toothbrush was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A TED-Ed lesson by Ella Feldman explores the pros and cons of buying or renting through the example of twins who choose different paths.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Pros and Cons of Buying or Renting a Home was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Picard Looking re-edited footage from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" into a dizzying supercut of characters citing percentages, from smallest to largest.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Dizzying Supercut of Star Trek: The Next Generation' Characters Citing Percentages was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A hungry baby blue jay flew onto Desiree's deck looking for food. She fed him cat food with chopsticks, beginning a lasting friendship with "Birdie".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Woman Forges Lasting Friendship With a Blue Jay She Fed as a Hungry Chick was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Rivian released an amusing "Ghostbusters" Halloween ad featuring Bill Murray reprising his role as Dr. Peter Venkman and trapping Slimer.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Bill Murray Returns as Dr. Peter Venkman in an Amusing Rivian Ghostbusters Halloween Ad was originally published on Laughing Squid.

KhingExp created a Hot Wheels diorama with a tiny moving road and parallax background that makes the display cars look like they're driving.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Hot Wheels Diorama With a Moving Road That Makes Toy Cars Look Like They're Driving was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Creative musician Anthony Vincent of Ten Second Songs seamlessly pairs the lyrics of Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" with the music of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Musician Pairs the Lyrics of Dolly Parton's 9 to 5' With the Music of Black Sabbath's War Pigs' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Yoann Bourgeois and his dance company performed on a rotating staircase-trampoline before the pink-lit Eiffel Tower for the 2026 Pink October campaign.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Stunning Choreographed Performance on a Rotating Staircase Bathed in Pink In Front of the Eiffel Tower was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Andrew Muir examines seven storytelling techniques Steve Jobs used in his Apple presentations, from the 1980s through the 2007 iPhone launch.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Seven Storytelling Techniques Steve Jobs Used in His Captivating Apple Presentations was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Culinary channel The Process explains how spaghetti is made, from traditional pasta production in Gragnano, Italy, to modern manufacturing methods.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post How Spaghetti Is Made, From Traditional Techniques to Modern Manufacturing was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Craven Moorhaus and Zak Koonce of Auralnauts settled whether Han Solo or Greedo shot first in "Star Wars: A New Hope" with "newly resurfaced" footage.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Definitive Evidence' That Han Solo Didn't Shoot First was originally published on Laughing Squid.

The Philadelphia Parallel Parking Association held its inaugural championship at Headhouse Plaza, where drivers squeezed into tiny parking spaces.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Philadelphia Holds Its First Parallel Parking Championship was originally published on Laughing Squid.