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"Slice of Life "is a wonderful documentary about how old Pizza Hut restaurants are being repurposed across the United States.subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter

The incredible culinary artistry behind the unique checkered egg omelette at the In the Heart of Pancake Shop in New Taipei City, Taiwan.subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter

IxStage performed a wonderful electronic interpretation of the classic a-ha song "Take on Me" on an MPK Mini MK3 synthesizer.subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter

The 1943 DAF Mobile Raincoat was a three-wheeled vehicle capable of driving in reverse at 35 miles per hour and fitting through a doorway.subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter

The incredibly talented Leo P of Too Many Zooz shredded on an enormous Benedikt Eppelsheim Contrabass Saxophone at SAX in London.subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter

Greg Leyh of Lightning On Demand zapped a watermelon with varying degrees of lightning currents and captured it all in wonderful slow motion.Subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter

Sam Reid embarked on a quest to find the last remaining KenTacoHut, the triple combo restaurant featuring KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut.Subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter

In Style visited with designer Tom Broecker of "Saturday Night Live", who explained how they make quick-change outfits for every sketch.

Alvin Chang created "30 Minutes With a Stranger", a fascinating website where you can watch two strangers talk for thirty minutes.

Conan O'Brien recruited linguist Luke Ranieri to help settle the ongoing pronunciation disputes with longtime frenemy Jordan Schlansky.

The goddess Minerva hosts the game show "Duo vera et mendacium" to debunk common myths about Ancient Rome in an amusing TED-Ed lesson.

Maya May warned that much of the Earth will become unlivable in the future due to extreme heat and the role humidity plays in this process.

PBS NewsHour reporter William Brangham looked at the viral fascination with teaching dogs to communicate using button boards.

Trust Me Bro compiled a visual list of seven of the most terrifying "creepypastas" from his childhood in the early 2010s.

Great Big Story visited Huset, the world's most remote fine dining restaurant in the town of Longyearbyenon the islandof Svalbard.

Randall Munroe and Henry Reich of "What If" answered a question about what would happen if Niagara Falls were funneled through a straw.

A beautiful big bull named Spud is so enamored with exercise balls so much that he plays with them and rubs against them until they burst.

Students at Anaheim Elementary School District in California broke the Guinness World Record for the largest game of "Red Light Green Light".

Liquid Deathgave Ozzy Osbourne ten cans of their new iced tea to drink and placed the crushed cans with his DNA intact in a specimen jar.

Greenpoint, Brooklyn dad George Gountas won a Pedro Pascal look-alike contest held on Father's Day 2025 on NYC's Lower East Side.

NYC Councilman Keith Powers partnered with Bodega Cats New York to pass legislation to make it legal for the cats to stay in bodegas.

Sir George Martin traveled to Los Angeles in 2006 to meet with Brian Wilson to discuss the famous Beach Boys song "God Only Knows".

A gregarious service dog on a plane flight kept peeking through the seats at the passenger behind them, making funny faces.

Data Is Beautiful createda terrifying animation with data that shows which countries have had the most nuclear stockpiles over the past 60 years.

An affectionate pig named Melvin believes he's a cuddly lap dog, despite the fact that he weighs 500 pounds.

Harrison T. Brown examined the history of Brooklyn, noting how it would be the 4th most populous city in the US if it were its own city.

Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler talked about what life is like for Amish people in terms of dress, behavior, and family.

Phil Edwardsexplains how geography and tax credits shaped film production, despite its origins in New Jersey and Hollywood.

Danielle Dufault of Animalogic explained why ordinary sea creatures become so much larger within the midnight zone of the ocean.

Liz Thorpe of The People's Cheese worked with Epicurious to review every cheese available for purchase at Trader Joe's.

"Octopus!" is a creative, if not somewhat comedic, documentary series that explores why humans are so fascinated with the octopus.

Gordon Lustig performed a lively bluegrass cover of the theme from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" on banjo, accompanied by bass and fiddle.

Matt and his dad band played "School's Out" to embarrass his son Liam as he exited the bus or the last time before the summer break.

Dr. Sarah Wooten explained the numerous reasons why cats unblinkingly stare at their humans, along with context for each.

There I Ruined Itcreated an amusing musical reinterpretation of the "Say My Name" scene from "Breaking Bad".

Mel Brooks announced the release of "Spaceballs 2" in 2027, 40 years after the original "Spaceballs" movie.

UC Davis Health has developed a revolutionary brain-computer interface that enables people with neurological diseases to speak again.

Flash Bytes provided a detailed history of every catastrophic computer virus over the course of 20 minutes.

British comedian Jake Lambert quite hilariously acted out a day in the life of an "influencer cat", narrating every aspect of the cat's life.

While jogger Caroline was going on her daily run on an Atlanta street, she saw a baby deer and their mom were running closely behind her.

Christopher Cross has released a long-awaited official music video for his hit song "Ride Like the Wind" 45 years after its 1980 release.

The Falkor (too)'s ROV SuBastion captured first ever footage of an elusive Antarctic gonate squid while on a National Geographic expedition.

Nathan Lane eloquently read a beautiful "coming out" letter from Michael "Mouse" Tolliver of "Tales of the City" to his conservative parents.

Mark Edwards explained how Daft Punk achieved their incredibly unique vocal effects on nearly every song they have ever recorded.

Stephen Orlando submitted aLEGO Ideasdesign for a fold-out recreation of Pee-wee's Playhouse, featuring all of Pee-wee's friends.

Laura Linney read a beautifully heartfelt letter that fellow actress Fay Wray wrote to her gargantuan co-star King Kong.

Dan Mancina built a fully adaptive skatepark for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, as well as those with physical disabilities.

Wes Anderson sat down with Vanity Fair to talk about every movie he has made and how his vision for each one came to colorful life.

Nerdstalgic explains the audition process for "Saturday Night Live" and why it was so nerve-wracking for performers.

Physicists at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, England used nanolithography to create the world's smallest violin.