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Gabrielle Wall of Christchurch, New Zealand, set the painful Guinness World Record for the fastest barefoot 100 meter sprint over LEGO bricks.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post New Zealand Woman Sets Guinness World Record for Fastest Barefoot 100 Meter Sprint Over LEGO Bricks was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A TED-Edlesson written byKathleen Morrill Pirovich explains how a dog's breed fully informs personality through genetic wolf traits.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post How a Dog's Breed Informs Their Personality Traits was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Team BlackSheepcaptured dizzying FPV footage taken from the nose of their agile Chupito airplane drone floating through the mountains. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Dizzying FPV Mountain Footage Captured by a Floating Airplane Drone was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A beautiful pit bull with cancer enjoyed a bucket list of her favorite things to do and eat before starting chemotherapy the next day.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Dog With Cancer Checks Off Everything on Her Bucket List Before She Starts Chemotherapy was originally published on Laughing Squid.

GeoWizard (Tom Davies)and his brother Ben attempted to walk across Greater London without using a single major road or canal.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post GeoGuessr Attempts To Walk Across Greater London Without Using a Single Road or Canal was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Dr. Sarah Wooten of Cats.com explains the many different reasons why cats purr, noting that it's not always due to happiness.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Different Contextual Reasons Why Cats Purr was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Kurzgesagt takes a colorful look at the sunfish, noting how their bizarre physiology keeps them safe from predators.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Bizarre Physiology of the Sunfish That Keeps Them Safe From Predators was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Lost in the Pond humorously shared a number of words and phrases that are pronounced differently in various parts of the United States.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Common Words That Are Pronounced Differently in Various Parts of the United States was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Franco Antonio Blanco of Homeless Kitty Haven rescued a tiny black kitten who was stranded in the middle of a very busy South Florida highway. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Cat Sanctuary Founder Rescues a Discarded Black Kitten Stranded on a Busy South Florida Highway was originally published on Laughing Squid.

This House gave a lavish visual tour of the largest, grandest mansions ever built in each state within the United States.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Largest Mansions in Every US State was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Artist Nanako Kume creates absolutely ingenious lampshades that look like the shavings from giant colored pencils.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Ingenious Lampshades That Look Like Shavings From a Giant Colored Pencil was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Become Human took the iconic "Pale Blue Dot" speech by Carl Sagan, removed some of the noise, and set it to a calming classical soundtrack.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Carl Sagan's Profound Pale Blue Dot' Speech Set to a Beautifully Calming Classical Soundtrack was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Animator Chill Dude Explainslooks at a variety of odd physical anomalies that can be easily explained by science.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Odd Physical Anomalies That Are Explained by Science was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Name Explain talked about why diminutive names such as "puppy", "kitten", and "piglet" are given to baby animals.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Why Baby Animals Have Adorable Diminutive Names was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Music vlogger Synthet broke down the often sampled "whistle-synth", which became a staple in modern hip-hop music.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Distinctive Whistle Synth' Musical Phrase Behind Numerous Hip-Hop Songs was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Jack Coyne of Track Star* challenges famous musicians and people on the streets of New York City about their knowledge of music.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Testing Famous Musicians and Everyday New Yorkers About Their Music Knowledge For a $5.00 Prize was originally published on Laughing Squid.

They Might Be Giants visited the KEXP studio in Seattle, where they performed eight songs from both new and old albums.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post They Might Be Giants Perform Live at KEXP in Seattle was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Weird History explains what life was like in the surprisingly modern city of Pompeii before Mount Vesuvius erupted.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Surprisingly Modern Urban Life in Pompeii That Existed Before Mount Vesuvius Erupted was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Weird History presents the entire history of notable events that took place in the first decade of the new millennium (2000 through 2009).subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Entire History of the First Decade of the New Millennium (2000 to 2009) Told Over Four Hours was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Pete Roberts matches classic movie dancers with Steely Dan songs, making it look like they were made for each other.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Amusing Compilations of Classic Movie Characters Dancing to Steely Dan Songs was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Musician Josh Harmon welcomed Jon Batiste to his studio, where they recreated the sound effects of a classic "Popeye" cartoon.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Jon Batiste Joins Josh Harmon to Recreate the Sound Effects of a Classic Popeye' Cartoon was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A tiny baby goat found under a pile of storm debris, crying like a human baby, grew up to be super smart and sassy.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Baby Goat Found Under Debris Due to Her Crying Like a Human Baby Grows Up Super Smart and Sassy was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A kayaker saw that a giant Beluga whale had gotten stuck in the mudflats and called on others to help push the whale back into the ocean.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Compassionate Kayakers Push a Stranded 3,500 Pound Beluga Whale Safely Back Into the Ocean was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Google Maps player Trevor Rainbolt was invited to ride in the Google Street View car as it captured images of La Fortuna, Costa Rica.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post GeoGuessr Rides in a Google Street View Car That Is Capturing an Expanded View of Costa Rica was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Danielle Galvin captured the sight of a skater pulling a wayward striped skunk out of a skate bowl with his skateboard and a dog leash.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Man Uses His Skateboard and a Dog Leash to Rescue Wayward Skunk From the Bottom of a Skate Bowl was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Christopher Meloni of "Law & Order" invited Architectural Digest on a tour of his serene penthouse apartment in the West Village.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Law & Order' Star Christopher Meloni Gives a Tour of His Serene New York City Apartment was originally published on Laughing Squid.

The creative folks at vole.wtf created VTV, a music video music channel parody of MTV that plays he silliest novelty songs ever recorded.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post VTV, A Music Video Channel That Plays Some of the Silliest Novelty Songs Ever Recorded was originally published on Laughing Squid.

The adventurous team behind Tuk South rolled a tire down a sand dune in Argentina, known to be one of the steepest dunes on Earth.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Drone Captures Long Journey of Tire Being Rolled Down One of the Steepest Sand Dunes on Earth was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Dr. Erica Brozovsky of Otherwords explained how words and phrases were linguistically adapted through "folk etymology".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post How Certain Words and Phrases Were Linguistically Adapted to Become More Familiar was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A man in China lit increasingly larger fireworks under a metal cooking pot that flew higher as the size of the fireworks increased.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Man Lights Increasingly Larger Fireworks Under a Cooking Pot To Make It Fly Increasingly Higher was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A wary feral kitten was so afraid of humans that she camped out next to the chicken coop, where the friendly birds provided her with comfort.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Wary Feral Kitten Finds Comfort With Her Friendly Emotional Support Chickens was originally published on Laughing Squid.

There I Ruined Itused AI to imagine what the lyrics of AC/DC songs might sound like to people who don't like the band.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post What the Lyrics of AC/DC Songs Sound Like to People Who Don't Like the Band was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Mixed Signals looked at the history of Disney's Goofy and the Alpine roots behind the "Wilhelm Scream of Animation" aka the "Goofy Holler".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Historic Origins Behind the Wilhelm Scream of Animation' Known as the Goofy Holler' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Ralph Giese impressively whistled the entire guitar solo from the iconic Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Free Bird", which is almost four minutes long.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Talented Man Whistles the Entire Four Minute Guitar Solo From Lynyrd Skynyrd's Free Bird' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Neil Snowball created an incredible wearable shirt made out of LEGO that Beyond the Brick host Joshua Hanlon modeled for viewers.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post An Incredible Hawaiian Shirt Made Entirely Out of LEGO was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A beautiful cat named Sebastian, who had an injured front paw that he couldn't use, learned how to swim in order to be able to walk again.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Cat With an Injured Paw Learns How to Swim So He Can Finally Walk on All Fours Again was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Postmodern Jukeboxand talented musician Ruby Leigh performed a 1960s country cover of the classic Bee Gees song "I Started a Joke".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A 1960s Country Cover of the Classic Bee Gees Song I Started a Joke' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

dhant122 added hilarious voiceover complaints to the Boston Dynamics video of an Atlas humanoid robot assisting with daily warehouse jobs.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Atlas Humanoid Robot Complains About Monotonous Warehouse Tasks in a Hilarious Voiceover was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Talented craftsman minninycity04 spent the last 21 years crafting an incredibly detailed model of the five boroughs of NYC out of balsa wood.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Talented Craftsman Spends 21 Years Building a Highly Detailed Model of New York City's Five Boroughs was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Craftsman Xing Zhilei built an amazingly detailed subway station for his beloved cats that includes working doors and rolling escalators.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post An Incredibly Detailed Subway Station for Cats was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A golden retriever puppy named Sailor was named as the "Chief Dog Officer" (CDO) of the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Star of the Seas. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post An Adorable Golden Retriever Puppy Is Named Chief Dog Officer' on Royal Caribbean's Star of the Seas' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Ryan Arey of ScreenCrush recounts the specific steps required for Hollywood to greenlight a new television show.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Steps Required to Greenlight a Television Show was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A woman who lives in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City took her very last ride in her building's 19th century horse elevator.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post New York City Resident Takes One Last Ride in a Horse Elevator Originally Built in 1887 was originally published on Laughing Squid.

The Dark Mode version of Chill Dude Explains looked at superstitious beliefs that were actually inspired by real-life danger.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Real Dangers That Inspired Long Held Superstitions was originally published on Laughing Squid.

ATED-Edlesson by Katharina Brecht explains the incredible intelligence of corvids and how they express their aptitude.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Incredible Intelligence of Crows and Other Corvids was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Red Bull cyclist Brage Vestavik rode down a terrifyingly steep bike trail, capturing the entire dizzying ride with a POV camera.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Expert Cyclist Captures Dramatic POV Footage Down a Terrifying Mountain Bike Trail in a Canadian Forest was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Tom Lutz, who lives in Leonia, New Jersey, but works in New York City, commutes 12 miles down the Hudson River in a foldable boat. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post New Jersey Man Commutes to His New York City Job Down the Hudson River in a Foldable Rowboat was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Ring doorbell footage shows teens in West Jordan, Utah, who broke down the door of their neighbor's burning house to save the dogs inside. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Heroic Teens Break Open the Door of Their Neighbor's Burning House to Save the Dogs Inside was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Aiden J., a 13 year old award-winning banjo virtuoso in Wisconsin, loves to play for his chickens, who respond positively to the music.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Young Musician Plays Banjo for the Music Appreciating Chicken Sitting on His Shoulder was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Bill McClintockcompiled a funky mashup that features Metallica and Ozzy combined with the danceable beat of Rick James.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Funky Mashup That Combines Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne With the Danceable Beat of Rick James was originally published on Laughing Squid.