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New York City comedian Myles Toe took a rather satirical look at the bustling "hipster haven" of Bushwick, Brooklyn.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Satirical Look at The Bustling Hipster Haven' of Bushwick, Brooklyn was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Name Explain looked at how certain words from the Yiddish language were incorporated into everyday use in the modern English lexicon.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post How Certain Yiddish Words Became Incorporated Into Everyday English was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Max Millerprepared "Gelee macedoine aux fruits", a gelatin dish featured at a supper hosted by Grace Vanderbilt during the Gilded Age.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Preparing a Gelatin Dish That Was Once Featured at a Vanderbilt Dinner During the Gilded Age was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Italian mechanic tutti pazzi per marazzi turned a junked Fiat Panda into an incredibly narrow single seat car with a working engine. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Italian Mechanic Transforms Junked Fiat Panda Into the World's Narrowest Fully Functional Car was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Matt Draper took a retrospective look at the 1975 blockbuster movie "Jaws", noting that nothing could ever truly live up to the original.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post How the Success of the 1975 Blockbuster Movie Jaws' Could Never Be Repeated was originally published on Laughing Squid.

CBS interviewed Chris Smith, a former AI skeptic who fell in love with and proposed to his chatbot despite having a girlfriend and a child.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Man Proposes to His AI Chatbot Despite Having a Girlfriend and Child in a Real Life Version of Her' was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A fan-driven ad for Coca-Cola features a father and son who reenact a "Star Wars" light saber battle when the movie screening goes awry.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Father and Son Battle With Light Saber Coca-Cola Bottles During a Star Wars' Fans Movie Screening was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Actor Michael Shannon welcomed Architectural Digest into his converted church Brooklyn home that he shares with his two daughters.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Michael Shannon Gives a Detailed Tour of His Home Inside a Converted Church in Red Hook, Brooklyn was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Engineer Riley Walz created "Weather Watching", an AI street camera that analyzes what people on a New York City street are wearing.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A New York City Street Camera That Analyzes What People on the Street Are Wearing to Predict the Weather was originally published on Laughing Squid.

MedievalMadness took a humorous look at fascinating beliefs in the Middle Ages that would seem rather strange today.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Fascinating Medieval Beliefs and Superstitions That Seem Very Strange Today was originally published on Laughing Squid.

A tabby named Gonzo who, wears an Insta360 camera on his collar, tried to charm his feline crush by giving her heartfelt gifts of trash.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Camera-Wearing Cat Tries to Charm His Feline Crush by Bringing Her Gifts of Trash was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Laurence BrownofLost in the Pond explained how his pronunciation of certain English words changed after he moved to the United States.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post British Man in Chicago Explains How His Pronunciation of Certain Words Has Switched to the US Version was originally published on Laughing Squid.

12Tone examined the musical composition of Rage Against the Machine's "Testify", noting how dissonance creates a sense of despair and hope.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Musical Dissonance in Rage Against the Machine's Testify' Creates a Sense of Both Despair and Hope was originally published on Laughing Squid.

"Beam Me Up, Sulu" is a fascinating documentary about footage of George Takei starring in a student fan fiction film that went missing. subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Fascinating Documentary About George Takei Starring in a Lost 1985 Star Trek' Student Fan Fiction Film was originally published on Laughing Squid.

"Baggage" by Lucy Davidson is a witty animated short that centers on an insecure piece of checked luggage who was deemed to be too heavy.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post An Insecure Oversized Piece of Checked Luggage Finds Herself Being Judged Because of Her Weight was originally published on Laughing Squid.

Bill McClintockcreated a heavy metal mashup featuring AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" and Stryper's "To Hell With the Devil".subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post A Massive Heavy Metal Mashup Featuring AC/DC's Highway to Hell' and Stryper's To Hell With the Devil' first appeared on Laughing Squid.

RobWords explained how babies learn to talk by looking at what their parents say, and why the word for mother in has a universal "M" sound.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post How Babies Learn to Talk by Looking at What Their Parents Say to Them first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Puddles Pity Party performed a gorgeous cover of the powerful My Chemical Romance song Helena" at his home studio in Atlanta, Georgia.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post Puddles Pity Party Sings a Gorgeous Rendition of the My Chemical Romance Song Helena' first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Unusual Suspect recreated the incredibly catchy Gorillaz song "Feel Good Inc." using selected lines from 198 movies.subscribe to the Laughing Squid NewsletterThe post The Catchy Gorillaz Song Feel Good Inc.' Recreated With Select Lines From 198 Movies first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wren of Corridor Crew and Erik Beck put an 8K Insta360 X5 camera inside a clear bowling ball to get a unique POV inside a bowling alley.subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter

Rhett McLaughlin and his wife Jessie welcomed Architectural Digest to their mythical storybook wood cabin home in the North Carolina woods.subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter

40 Fingersperformed a stirring live cover of the classic Pink Floyd song "Wish You Were Here" live at Teatro Romano in Verona, Italy.subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter

Ten chefs from ten different countries prepared coffee for Epicurious in the style that best represents their respective regions.subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter

Alex Boucher explained the clever illusions that Jim Henson used to hide the bodies of Muppet puppeteers in outdoor shots.subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter

An incredibly stubborn husky named Taco has become a wonderful mentor to Biscuit, his deaf and visually impaired adoptive canine brother.subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter

"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.