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In an appetizing episode of the Mental Floss series Food History, host Justin Dodd explains the worldwide origins of 20 different common culinary terms, recipes, and practices. Included in this list are such sayings as a “baker’s dozen”, “al-dente”, “á la King”, “hors d’oeuvre”, “mirepoix”, and several others that are...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Worldwide Origins of Common Culinary Terms first appeared on Laughing Squid.

@good.boy.ollie He takes his job very seriously ? #goodboy #labrador #dogsoftiktok ? Baby Elephant Walk – Henry Mancini & His Orchestra A funny Labrador retriever named Good Boy Ollie quite amusingly took his human for a walk after she detached his leash from her hand and clipped it onto the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Silly Dog Takes His Beloved Human For a Walk When She Clips His Leash to Her Belt Loop first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the third installment of their 2021 reboot of the “Thursday Mashups” series, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet remixed more than 60 hit songs from 1998 into a 3½ minute dance song that will “Praise You” because “You Only Get What You Give”. 2Pac, Aaliyah, Aerosmith,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A 3½ Minute Remix of 60 Songs From 1998 That Will ‘Praise You’ Because ‘You Only Get What You Give’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kurdish soldier and farmerFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Protective Mother Hen Keeps a Litter of Three Kittens Safe From the Elements Under Her Warm Feathers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by ?????? (@citiesandsketches) Ukrainian artist Nikita White of Cities and Sketches, creates beautiful sketches of the elegant buildings and homes in his home city of Kharkiv. Each piece is extremely detailed, focusing on the unique architectural features of the structures. In addition...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautifully Detailed Urban Architectural Sketches of Buildings and Homes With Lighted Windows first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The short film “Circle of Life” by Emilie Grange (previously) is a beautiful series of timelapses that focus on different flowers at various stages of life. The vivid camerawork brings each colorful blossom to living breathing life and showcases the elegance in their death. The flower, since antiquity, symbolizes the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Vivid Short Film Featuring a Series of Timelapses That Capture Different Flowers at Various Stages of Life first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Graphic designer Arezoo amusingly compiled scenes from WandaVision episodes 5, 6, and 7 and put them into a meta reimgination of the iconic intro sequence for the television series Friends. It wouldn’t be so unusual for this to happen, as WandaVision did after all, try on quite a few different...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘WandaVision’ Reimagined as the Intro to ‘Friends’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mariah Reading ?? (@mariahreading) Ecological artist and park ranger Mariah Reading combines her love for nature and drive for the preservation of National Parks and protected spaces with her natural talent to create beautiful landscape paintings that match the surrounding scenery....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Artistic Park Ranger Recycles National Park Trash Into Beautiful Landscape Paintings That Match the Scenery first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Swiss filmmaker Pascal Schelbli has created “The Beauty”, a powerful and very relevant animated short that imagines plastic waste turning into living creatures as soon as they hit the water. Used bubble wrap becomes blowfish, discarded tires turn into eels, water bottles become bottle-nosed dolphins, and shopping bags transform into...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Powerful Animated Short That Imagines Plastic Waste Turning Into Fish and Other Animals Living in Oceans first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by JR (@jr) In light of the closure of museums around the world due to the COVID-19, the remarkable Ted Prize-winning French street artist and photographer JR employed his talent for socially relevant large scale installations to create “The Wound”, a brilliant...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Brilliant 3D Mural That Visually Splits Open the Facade of Palazzo Strozzi to Reveal the Art Inside first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Gracie Scullion of Carnegie Park, Pennsylvania showcased her unique ventriloquistic talent of lagging her voice. Scullion demonstrated using simple words such as “hi”, “okay”, “nice”, and “hey” with the vocalization following a second later. She later explained that she finds words that don’t require her lips to touch. She first...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Teenager Demonstrates How She Can ‘Delay’ Her Voice first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A group of scientists studying the Geldingardalsgos volcano in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland decided to prepare sausages and toast matching buns using the lava that was running downhill. The volcano, which erupted on March 19, 2021 after 6,000 years of being dormant, was small and considered safe to approach with caution. Scientists...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cooking Hot Dogs on Lava From the Iceland Volcano first appeared on Laughing Squid.

XTRAP performed “Piano Fingers”, an amazingly synchronized finger tutting routine that kept pace with a highly danceable piano soundtrack. The group added to the illusion of disembodied digits by wearing neon green gloves that essentially glowed in the dark. (translated) Original Tutting Art by XTRAP … Finger illusion … via...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Glow in the Dark Synchronized Finger Tutting first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Elena Plaxina of Simpatico Gufo is selling a downloadable crochet pattern that can be used to make an adorable amigurumi octopus. The project is recommended for those at an intermediate level and the pattern is complemented by photos of each stage. With the help of the original description of crochet,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable Amigurumi Octopus Crochet Pattern first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The supervillians of the DC Comics/Hannah Barbera animation Legion of Doom each rap a verse the explicit Wu-Tang Clan song Uzi (Pinky Ring) in a mashup by Adam Schleichkorn who may be better known as “Mylo the Cat”. Starring in order of appearance Sinestro as U-God, The Riddler as Raekwon,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Animated Supervillains of DC’s ‘Legion of Doom’ Rap the Wu-Tang Clan Song ‘Uzi (Pinky Ring)’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Joshua Rudder of the linguistic channel NativLang has created a highly informative animation that looks at the wide variety of languages spoken within the continent of Africa. To make understanding a bit easier, Rudder goes back to the origins of each language to find the common family from which they...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Origins of African Languages first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a dialectical episode of The Language Files (previously) written by Gretchen McCulloch of Lingthusiasm, host Tom Scott explains why William Shakespeare could never have been French, as some proclaim, due to his prolific use of iambic pentameter. Scott explains that this particular rhythm to words, known as lexical stress...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Shakespeare’s Prolific Use of Iambic Pentameter Shows That He Was English and Not French first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The aptly named EverywhereMax very cleverly coordinated video of his travels to all 92 of the locations (plus more) named in the iconic Johnny Cash song “I’ve Been Everywhere” to the song itself. This amazing trip took more than three years to complete I’ve been in all the 92 places...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Documents His Travels to All 92 Locations Named in the Johnny Cash Song ‘I’ve Been Everywhere’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Melodica Bros performed a truly mournful cover of the otherwise cheerful anthem “Y.M.C.A” by the Village People turning it into a sad ballad. This version features a change from major to minor, a slower tempo, and a quiet performance that included an acoustic guitar and a double bass. Our...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Sad Cover of the Village People Song ‘Y.M.C.A.’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brooklyn Social Club (@brooklynsocialclubnyc) Brothers Damien Bielak and Dominic Bielak of Brooklyn Social Club have taken photographs from their childhood in Williamsburg, Brooklyn during the 1990s and compiled them into a nostalgic book entitledFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘I Can Be Pretty Too’, A Book of Photos Taken While Growing Up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn During the 1990s first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The host of The Q Channel (previously) shared a helpful video tutorial that shows how to forge a shiny, decorative wasp out of nuts and bolts. While the process was a bit involved, each step was made very clear for anyone who wants to take on this project. Have you...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Forge a Shiny Wasp Out of Nuts and Bolts first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Old-timey musician Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq., who previously had No More F***s to give, crooned an amusing song of his own entitled “I Don’t Want Kids” while accompanying himself on an acoustic ukulele. I know children can be fun And yours I’m very fond of it is true The advantage...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Old Timey Musician Sings About Not Wanting Kids first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by BugzUk (@bugz_uk) Online bug breeder BugzUK captured wonderful footage of a male target mantis doing a rather decorative defensive dance. The identifying circles on the wings make the insect appear much larger than he actually is. This illusion comes in handy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Male Target Mantis Performs a Decorative Defensive Dance to Make Himself Look Larger Than He Is first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alvaro Gracia Montoya of of MetaBallStudios (previously) compared the size of fictional planets from film, television, books and video games to that of New York City, Earth, the Earth’s moon, other planets in our solar system, and even to the sun itself. The fictional planets shown to scale to see...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A 3D Animated Size Comparison of Fictional Planets From Film, Television, Books and Video Games first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a report for Insider, video producer Abby Narishkin explains exactly how the 3.2 million tons of trash generated by New York City is processed. The video starts off with trash workers who collect and box the trash in giant receptacles. The boxes of trash are then loaded onto barges...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How 3.2 Million Tons of NYC Trash Is Processed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While taking some time off at home, a dismayed homeowner discovered that deliveries were being stolen from her front porch. The homeowner and her husband reviewed footage from their video doorbell to discover that the thief was of the four legged variety – a massive white dog who held the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Four Legged Porch Pirate Captured on Video Doorbell Footage Stealing Neighbor’s Delivery first appeared on Laughing Squid.

After Winter Storm Xylia pummeled the great state of Colorado, Loveland resident Laura Sturges posted adorable footage of an affectionate young elk wandering over to the wire fence and giving her puppy Winston a great big kiss. Winston responded in kind, wagging his tail and happily sniffing the wild creature....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Affectionate Young Elk Exchanges Kisses With a Fuzzy Great Pyrenees Puppy Through a Wire Fence first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The newly named Geldingardalsgos volcano in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland began erupting on March 19, 2021 after being dormant 6,000 years. It’s the first active volcano in the area in 800 years. Photographer Bjorn Steinbekk captured stunning footage of the fiery display while flying his drone overhead. Icelandic national broadcasting servcie RÚV...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Stunning Drone and Livestream Footage of a Volcano Erupting in Iceland After Being Dormant 6,000 Years first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Glass Symphony (@glasssymphony) Lampwork artist Nikita Drachuk of Glass Symphony creates gorgeous but slightly creepy handblown spiders of various species. Each delicate arachnid is so stunningly realistic that it seems likely that at least one of them will strike. These and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Gorgeous Handblown Glass Spiders first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Disney history channel Park Ride History examines the history of the Monsanto House of the Future at Tomorrowland. This unique dwelling, which was built in 1957, was made completely of plastic. This included the exterior of the home, the furniture, and dishware. The house additionally featured such modern conveniences...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Disney’s Durable Plastic ‘Monsanto House of the Future’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

LEGO innovator Teun de Wijs created a wonderfully clever automaton of a man taking a bath. The kinetic sculpture, which comes to life with the turn of a wheel, features pipes that feed colorful running water into a bathtub where a figure sits and uses a brush to rhythmically scrub...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever LEGO Automaton of a Man Taking a Bath first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British comedian Alasdair Beckett-King (previously) has quite cheekily reimagined Hercule Poirot, the great Belgian detective of Agatha Christie lore, as a frustrated roommate who calls a house meeting in order to investigate the mysterious case of the missing milk. Agatha Christie’s great Belgian detective has called a house meeting. Related...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hercule Poirot Calls a House Meeting to Investigate the Mystery of the Missing Milk in an Agatha Christie Parody first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The wonderful band They Might Be Giants (previously) are releasing a BOOK, a beautiful hardcover book featuring beautiful color photographs alongside their original song lyrics. Designer Paul Sahre has used the distinctive typeface “concrete poetry” to express the unique timbre of the band’s songs. There’s also a bit of a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Hardcover Book of Photos and Original Lyrics by They Might Be Giants Set in the Typeface ‘Concrete Poetry’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brooklyn creative hardware prototyping agency BREAKFAST (previously) has created an an interactive kinetic flip-disc installation that reflects time and weather conditions at the Empire State Building in New York City using an AI script. This remarkable piece is also a mirror of sorts, reflecting the viewer’s image within the context...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Remarkable Interactive AI Flip-Disc Display Visualizing the Time and Weather at the Empire State Building first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Online retailer Fred is selling a wonderfully quirky desktop pencil holder made in the image of a satisfying dumpster fire. The flames are made of orange and yellow notecards and the bin itself is sectioned to hold paper clips on one side and pens/pencils on the other. Fred’s hilarious dumpster-fire...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Quirky Desktop Dumpster Fire Pencil Holder first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda (previously) shared a heartwarming video of a man giving a very thirsty baby squirrel a long drink from his bottle of water. The man then tentatively reached out and gave the squirrel a reassuring stroke. In response, the tiny Sciuridae scurried up the man’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Helps Baby Squirrel Drink From His Water Bottle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Rochester, New York artist Dave Pollot sat down with 60 Second Docs to talk about how he became inspired to add pop culture characters and objects to old paintings that he finds at thrift stores. Pollot explained that he wants to update paintings while still respecting their original integrity. It...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Artist Explains His Motivation for Adding Pop Culture Characters and Objects to Old Thrift Store Paintings first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hanaco Hanasakura ???? (@hanacotoba_jp) Designer Hanaco Hanasakura creates wonderfully dramatic, incredibly fashion-forward ballgowns using various types of flowers and their petals. (translated) I draw a picture that revives withered and scattered flowers. Also, flower language. Hanasakura translates many of her floral...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dramatic Ball Gowns Made From Flowers and Petals first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A rather surreal 1997 ad for Pizza Hut featured Mikhail Gorbachev, then-leader of the Soviet Union, taking his granddaughter to dinner at a Pizza Hut in Moscow. The pair sits quietly in the corner while a father and son argue about Gorbachev’s leadership. The two angrily go back and forth...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A 1997 Commercial Featuring Gorbachev Bringing People Together by Helping Pizza Hut Open in Russia first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oregon Dept. Fish and Wildlife (@myodfw) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shared a wonderful series of photos that were submitted to them by photographer Kendra Smith that show the presence of a very rare and beautiful leucistic raccoon. Although he...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful and Rare Leucistic Raccoon Who Has a Bright White Coat With a Dark Nose and Dark Paws first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jen Lewin Studio (@jenlewinstudio) Brooklyn artist Jen Lewin has created “Reflect”, a colorful interactive light installation at Domino Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn set against a backdrop of the iconic Williamsburg Bridge and the East River. The installation features series of lighted...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Reflect’, An Immersive Installation Featuring Colorful Interactive Lighted Circles at Brooklyn’s Domino Park first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the third installment of their 2021 reboot of the “Thursday Mashups” series, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet remixed more than 60 hit songs from 1997 into a 3½ minute “Everlong” compilation that will “Hypnotize” those “Around the World” who are all sorts of “Party People”....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An ‘Everlong’ Compilation of More That 60 Songs From 1997 That Goes ‘Around the World’ for ‘Party People’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Breadwinner is a smart device that attaches to a Mason jar and monitors sourdough bread starter by learning how it grows. Inspired by Justin Lam and developed by Fred Benenson (previously) and Sarah Pavis, Breadwinner sports WiFi connectivity, infrared sensors to measure height, ambient temperature readings, and colony happiness data....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Breadwinner, A Device That Monitors Sourdough Starter Data and Sends Alert When Ready It’s Ready to Bake first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A tired little cat who was sleeping sideways on the matching carpet emitted a number of adorably musical little snores that her human amplified with a tiny pink microphone. While this has certainly been done before, a snoring cat is always a wonderfully cute sight to behold. A sleeping cat...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Sleeping Cat Musically Snores Into a Pink Microphone first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While taking part in the “For the Crew” fundraiser through the Sweet Relief Musician’s Fund, former Joy Division and New Order co-founder and bassist Peter Hook (previously) partnered with son Jack Bates along with guitarist Jeff Schroeder from The Smashing Pumpkins and drummer Shane Graham to perform a pitch-perfect, socially...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post New Order’s Peter Hook, His Son Jack Bates, and Others Perform ‘Ceremony’ For a Good Cause first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mat Taylor of the gadget video channel Techmoan (previously) got his hands on a 50 year old Panasonic RC-6900, the world’s first talking alarm clock radio. Taylor took great delight in the unboxing process, examining the box and manual with great, detailed interest, before turning his attention to the clock...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Unboxing the World’s First Talking Alarm Clock Radio first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During a 1980 episode of The Merv Griffin Show in 1980, the members of DEVO found themselves in the middle of a rather awkward interview with the titular host about their instruments, their outfits, and their hometown of Akron, Ohio. This was a terrific group here, strange instruments though Jerry....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Merv Griffin Conducts Awkward Interview With Members of DEVO After a Performance of ‘Whip It’ in 1980 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Animator Tomosteen has created a very enticing stop motion video that shows the preparation involved in making a personal size LEGO triple layer cheesecake. Each of the ingredients started off as real but turned into LEGO bricks as soon as they were manipulated. Tomosteen started off with the cracker crust...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Yummy Stop Motion Animation Showing the Preparation of a LEGO Triple Layer Cheesecake first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Spicy Village” by Jia Li of HiLo is a moving short film about Spicy Village , a popular Chinese restaurant in New York City that has suffered a severe downturn in business due to the physical, societal and psychological consequences of COVID-19. For Chinatown restaurants like Wendy’s, the impact of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Moving Film About the Downturn in Business for a Popular NYC Chinese Restaurant Due to COVID-19 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When designer, visual artist and director Lucas Zanotto (previously) was given the opportunity to make a film about the furniture company Plank, he decided to set the different pieces up in various scenarios and made trick shots with a ping pong ball and a bright orange coffee cup (Beer Pong...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Filmmaker Performs Ping Pong Ball Trick Shots Into an Orange Mug in Unique Ad for Italian Furniture Company first appeared on Laughing Squid.