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The B1Mlooked at how Walt Disney, deeply in debt after World War II, staked everything in order to bring his vision of Disneyland to life. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post How Walt Disney Staked Everything to Bring His Vision of Disneyland to Life in 1955 was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Brick Technologybuilt a series of remote-controlledLEGO cars that could drive through increasingly larger loops in the "road".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Engineer Builds Increasingly Complex LEGO Cars to Safely Drive Through Increasingly Larger Loops was originally published on Laughing Squid.

An adorable bobcat named Manka at Rustic Acres Wildcat Rescue loves to roll around in cardboard boxes just like a house cat.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Purring Bobcat Happily Rolls Around in Cardboard Boxes Just Like a House Cat was originally published on Laughing Squid.

While appearing on the Amoeba Records show "What's in My Bag" in 2017, Bob Weir picked out his favorite albums and explained his choices.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Bob Weir Picks Out His Favorite Albums From Amoeba Records in 2017 Episode of What's In My Bag' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Brass Against partnered with Morgan James to perform a gorgeous cover of the Pink Floyd song "The Great Gig in the Sky". subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Gorgeous Brass Band Vocal Cover of the Pink Floyd Song The Great Gig in the Sky' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

In a humorous episode of "True Facts", Ze Franktalked about the Goffin's cockatoo, describing the skill they use tools to solve problems.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Humorous Look at How Goffin's Cockatoos Use Tools to Solve Problems was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary shared a wonderfully heartwarming compilation of rescued cows acting like giant puppies.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Heartwarming Compilation of Rescued Cows Acting Like Giant Puppies was originally published on Laughing Squid.

The Kyo Karucha Cafe in Kyoto, Japan, created cute mini cheesecakes that look like little triangular hunks of Swiss cheese.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Cute Mini Cheesecakes That Look Like Hunks of Swiss Cheese With a Hand-Painted Mouse Peeking Out was originally published on Laughing Squid.

The View From the Clouds showed how to build a Swedish Torch, which uses the trunk from a dead tree to create an interior vertical flame. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post How to Build an Ingenious 400-Year-Old Swedish Torch From a Single Log was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Kai Psychology explained, through animation, how past trauma can rewire the brain to trigger restless hypervigilance.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post How Past Trauma Rewires the Brain to Become Hypervigilant in the Face of Danger was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A man named Sascha in Malta shared how he accidentally discovered that Misa, his rescue dog, is a talented underwater swimmer.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Man Discovers That His Beloved Rescue Dog Is a Talented Underwater Swimmer was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Hank GreenofSciShow explains why certain cancers can undergo a remarkable yet extremely rare phenomenon called spontaneous remission.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Why Certain Cancers Go Into Spontaneous Remission was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Pursuit of Wonder created a thought provoking animation about a young man in a new city who listened to others rather than himself.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Thought-Provoking Animation About Listening to Advice of Others Over Our Own Intuition was originally published on Laughing Squid.

In a very clever animation, a large, muscled man in a red sports car challenges a baby in a stroller who laughs at him to a street race.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Giant Muscled Man in Red Sports Car Challenges a Laughing Baby in Stroller to a Street Race' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

The great John Fogerty, who is 80 years old, played a wonderful NPR Tiny Desk concert with a band that included his sons, Tyler and Shane. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post 80 Year Old John Fogerty Plays a Wonderful NPR Tiny Desk Concert With His Two Sons in the Band was originally published on Laughing Squid.

GWAR returned to New York City to perform a truly earnest cover of the semi-autobiographical Chappell Roan song "Pink Pony Girl".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post GWAR Performs an Earnest Cover of the Chappell Roan Song Pink Pony Girl' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Three guys from Boston (Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Jimmy Fallon) amusingly say every town and city in Massachusetts.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Three Guys From Boston (Damon, Affleck, Fallon) Say Every Town and City in Massachusetts was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Liquid Deathpartnered with e.l.f. cosmetics to introduce "Lip Embalm" with a darkly comedic song about chapped lips.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Liquid Death and e.l.f. Cosmetics Introduce Lip Embalm' With a Darkly Comedic Song About Chapped Lips was originally published on Laughing Squid.

TailBit Pets shared a funny video of an adventurous cat carrying a plastic tub up the stairs, then riding it back down.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Adventurous Cat Carries Plastic Tub Up the Stairs, Then Rides It Back Down was originally published on Laughing Squid.

LabCoatz spent a year trying to replicate the formula for Coca-Cola, using mass spectrometry to match the chemical composition. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Engineer Attempts to Replicate the Exact Formula for Coca-Cola was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Ten Las Vegas hospitality teams from all sectors competed in events at the 35th Annual ISSA Housekeeping Olympics.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Ten Las Vegas Hospitality Teams Compete in the 35th Annual Housekeeping Olympics was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Laurence Brownof"Lost in the Pond" shared his confusion and common mental misperceptions about the geography of the United States.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post How Mental Misconceptions About US Geography Are Far Different Than an Actual Map was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A tuxedo cat adorably sat up on her hind legs to copy the dance of a matching tuxedo cat emote from the game "Fortnite".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Tuxedo Cat Adorably Dances With a Matching Animated Fortnite' Cat Emote was originally published on Laughing Squid.

FlexasaurusRex created MTV Rewind, an interactive site that streams classic music videos and shows fromMTV's heyday.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post MTV Rewind - An Interactive Website That Streams Classic MTV Music Videos and Shows was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Terra Green challenged 1,000 worker ants with a series of increasingly difficult obstacle courses to see how they would respond.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Man Challenges 1,000 Worker Ants With a Series of Increasingly Difficult Obstacle Courses was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Animation dancer Callytrappy performs incredible routines where he uses fluid movement to become a "human bobblehead".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Dancer Turns Himself Into a Human Bobblehead was originally published on Laughing Squid.

An English bulldog named Betsy greets her neighbors and passersby through an elaborately decorated, strategically placed hole in the fence.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Bulldog Greets Neighbors Through an Elaborately Decorated Hole in the Fence was originally published on Laughing Squid.

HTX Studio built a magic piano that visualizes every note played using natural bioluminescent algae instead of CGI.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post An Ingenious Magic Piano' That Visualizes Every Note Using Bioluminescence Instead of CGI was originally published on Laughing Squid.

News Be Funnyhas put together a very amusing compilation of some of the funniest news bloopers that aired around the world in 2025.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Funny Compilation of News Bloopers in 2025 was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A pair of cats who live with Carol Cleveland Sings performed a rather discordant song on two theremins at the same time.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Two Cats Play Two Theremins at the Same Time was originally published on Laughing Squid.

"Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!" is a two-part HBO documentary by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, celebrating the legendary comedian.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Two-Part HBO Documentary That Celebrates the Legendary Comedic Genius of Mel Brooks was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Musicians around the world joined John Densmore and Robbie Krieger of The Doors in a Playing For Change performance of "Riders on the Storm".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Musicians From Around the World Join the Original Members of The Doors to Play Riders on the Storm' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

John Xu ofI Build Stuff updated his 2024 drone-powered flying umbrella so that it would follow him around wherever he went.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Drone-Powered Flying Umbrella That Automatically Follows the Person Around was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Humane "trapper" John DeBacker rescued a tiny possum who was trapped on the median of the Cross Island Expressway in New York City.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Animal Rescuer Saves Stranded Possum From the Median of NYC's Cross Island Parkway was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A tiny Chinese muntjac deer adorably sparred with a giant playful rhinoceros at the Wroclaw Zoo in Poland.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Tiny Deer Spars With a Giant Playful Rhinoceros was originally published on Laughing Squid.

German electronic band Kraftwerk made their first British TV appearance in 1975 on the BBC show "Tomorrow's World" with their song "Autobahn".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Kraftwerk Makes Their British Television Debut With Autobahn' in 1975 on BBC's Tomorrow's World' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Kathleen Brooks was reunited with her beloved 1967 Volkswagen Beetle "Annie" after it was fully restored in Puebla, Mexico.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Beloved 1967 Volkswagen Beetle Named Annie' Is Reunited With Her Owner After a Full Renovation was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Astrophotographer Ian Lauro Astro traveled across the United States to photograph the Milky Way at every level of light pollution. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Astrophotographer Captures the Milky Way at Every Level of Light Pollution Across the United States was originally published on Laughing Squid.

That Is Interesting went through US states alphabetically, showcasing the most unusual regions that aren't very well known.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Most Unusual Regions of Each US State was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Natalie Clemons and South Wales Otter Trust created a short film about detection dogs who find otter habitats as told from their POV.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Beautiful Short Film About Otter Protection Told From a Young Detector Dog's Point of View was originally published on Laughing Squid.

School of Life explained why kindness is often overlooked, despite the great need for such emotional generosity in a world that is so cruel.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Why Kindness Is Often Overlooked For Cruelty was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Tom Blank of Weird History Food looked at some of the strangest canned food creations from around the world. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Some of the World's Strangest Canned Foods was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Young elephants at Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand were given a couple of large yoga balls that they repeatedly tried to pop.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Young Elephants Adorably Attempt to Pop Yoga Balls was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Music vlogger Synthet explained how to build a funky electronic bassline so it sounds as realistic as possible.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post How to Build a Funky Electronic Bassline was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Sprouts created an informative animation that explains what depression is, how it affects the body, and what it feels like.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post What Depression Feels Like and How It Can Be Treated was originally published on Laughing Squid.

The Chainsaw Manual shared a short but fascinating clip of a chainsaw cutting wood filmed in ultra-slow motion at 20,000 frames per second. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Ultra Slow Motion Footage of a Chainsaw Cutting Through Wood at 20,000 Frames Per Second was originally published on Laughing Squid.

"Name Explain" discussed the English alphabet, noting that some letters differ visually between their uppercase and lowercase forms.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Why Some Uppercase and Lowercase Letters Look Nothing Alike was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Andrew Whittington of Scarlett Guitars shared how he crafted a "viral paper guitar" using 500 sheets of colorful construction paper.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Luthier Crafts an Electric Guitar Out of 500 Sheets of Colorful Construction Paper was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Outdoorsman Anzor Gasaev created a motorized ice carousel by cutting out a giant circle on a frozen lake and attaching an outboard motor.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Outdoorsman Creates a Motorized Ice Carousel on a Frozen Lake in Kazakhstan was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Banana Gear Studios created an incredible automated LEGO car factory that builds cars with a seven part assembly line.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Fully Automated LEGO Car Factory was originally published on Laughing Squid.