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When Late Night With David Letterman was in Los Angeles in 1985, bandleader Paul Schaffer reached out to legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen to see if he would sit in with the band. Schaeffer was evidently successful because on May 16, 1985, Van Halen was there with his famous red-striped...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderful Footage of Eddie Van Halen Jamming With the ‘Late Night With David Letterman’ Band in 1985 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram Good morning! This is 102-year-old CTU retiree Bea Lumpkin casting her vote-by-mail ballot. If Bea can do it, anyone can do it. Vote! A post shared by Chicago Teachers Union (@ctulocal1) on Oct 1, 2020 at 6:07am PDT Bea Lumpkin, a smiling 102 year old...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post 102 Year Old Retired Teacher Wears a Pink PPE Suit Made by Her Grandson to Cast Her Mail-In Ballot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Matthew Highton used his time stuck at home to make an amusing series of classic television show intros that are completely recreated with stock footage. Each intro is matched as closely as possible while maintaining the feel of the original. Included in this series are the shows Happy Days,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Classic Television Intros Recreated With Stock Footage first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A wild sulfur-crested cockatoo named Popeye, who previously solved a 3D printed, laser cut puzzle for the reward of sunflower seeds, returned to the fence of his newly-adopted human Angus Deveson of Maker’s Muse for a bit more fun and games. Deveson took the advice of several commenters and built...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Wild Cockatoo Returns to Solve More Puzzles first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a touching episode of the series Real Wild, host Liz Bonnin (previously) visited with Ronan and Emma Lally on their small farm in Ireland. The Lally’s shared the amazing story about their cat Della, who adopted a trio of ducklings right after they hatched. When the ducklings went missing,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cat Adopts Newly Hatched Ducklings After Giving Birth first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt, created a slightly disconcerting easy-listening cover of the iconic Judas Priest song “Electric Eye”. This smoothly jazzed-up “Yacht Rock” version completely removed the menacing tone of the original and made it almost goofy. Like Rehfeldt’s other mashups, this was an original arrangement. This is an...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Slightly Disconcerting Easy Listening ‘Yacht Rock’ Cover of the Iconic Judas Priest Song ‘Electric Eye’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vinnie's Pizzeria (@vinniesbrooklyn) on Sep 29, 2020 at 2:51pm PDT Vinnie’s Pizzeria, a legendary pizza joint in Williamsburg, Brooklyn known for their unusual pizza creations, quite humorously put the option of having “Comforting Words” delivered (along with a pizza) for the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Vinnie’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn Delivers Comforting Words of Positive Reinforcement for the Very Small Fee of $1 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Missed Connections: ‘Was that your limb? – w4m'” by Patrick Dias is a very clever animated short voiced by Tiana Asperjan that brings to life an unusual ad that had been posted to Craigslist about a man who left his prosthetic arm behind while rushing to the train. Dias expanded...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Animated Short Inspired by an Unusual Real Life ‘Missed Connections’ Ad Posted on Craigslist first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Italian ice cream fanatic Dmitri Panciera broke his own record with Guinness World Records when he placed a remarkable 125 scoops onto a single cone and then balanced it for ten seconds. This record was set live during a television special about setting records. Dimitri Panciera (Italy) looks to reclaim...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Italian Man Breaks Own Record for the Most Ice Cream Scoops Balanced on a Single Cone for Ten Seconds first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ariana Piknjac? (@arianaflute) on Sep 4, 2020 at 6:45am PDT Sisters Ariana Piknjac and Ella Piknjac performed an incredibly animated cover of the iconic theme song from The Simpsons on flute and piano, respectively. Ariana chose this song because it brought...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musical Sisters Perform an Animated Cover of the Theme From ‘The Simpsons’ on Flute and Piano first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Scientists at the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory brilliantly used sonification techniques to convert captured images into auditory life. This amazing process allowing viewers to listen to the Milky Way and other fascinating extraterrestrial objects in outer space. A new project using sonification turns astronomical images from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post NASA’s Chandra’s X-Ray Observatory Uses Sonification to Convert Stunning Images of the Milky Way to Sound first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very affectionate capybaras who live at the Nagasaki Bio Park in Japan, adorably lined up for a good round of yummy scratches from their caretaker. The zoo was closed to the public for quite a while due to the pandemic, so these friendly little sweethearts were happy to grab...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Affectionate Capybaras Line Up for a Good Scratching Session With Their Caretaker at a Nagasaki Petting Zoo first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very determined, and hungry cat hilariously figured out how to build an alarm clock for her sleeping humans. Whenever it’s time for her to be fed, the clever kitty knocks their landline phone off of its hook. The resulting beeping usually wakes them up. If the first time doesn’t...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hungry Cat Repeatedly Wakes Her Sleeping Humans by Knocking Their Landline Phone Off the Hook first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely regal basset hound named Murphy confidently picked up his bowl in his mouth and walked over to the living room. From there, Murphy deftly leaped onto the sofa and spread himself across the soft brown corduroy without spilling a single morsel. He then proceeded to enjoy his dinner...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dog Carries His Bowl to Sofa So He Can Eat in Comfort first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very melodic cockatiel named Yoki of Skylend’s Friendly Flock has a lovely operatic voice that he used to practice his vocal scales up and down while sitting on the edge of a chair as he was preening. The clever bird appeared to be incrementally increasing the pitch of his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cockatiel Practices His Opera Scales in a Lovely Voice first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Joaquim Campa has remastered, colorized and “deOldified” the iconic 1897 black and white silent film Louis Lumière entitledFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Enhanced Colorized Remaster of the Iconic 1897 Louis Lumière Film ‘Bataille de Nege’ (‘Snowball Fight’) first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@kensingtonroyal) on Oct 3, 2020 at 5:59am PDT Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, the royal children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge more familiarly known as William and Kate, adorably took turns posing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Royal Children of William and Kate Ask Sir David Attenborough Wildlife Questions on Instagram first appeared on Laughing Squid.

French mechanical student Simon Robert created a wonderfully sleek, 3D printed Saturn V Rocket Planter with strategically placed lights at the bottom that are meant to mimic the rocket’s exhaust plume. Robert shared how to build this inventive planter on Instructables. Robert had previously created a Saturn V lamp with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Saturn V Rocket Planter With Lighted Exhaust Plume first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sideserf Cake Studio (@sideserfcakes) on Sep 28, 2020 at 8:51am PDT Natalie Sideserf, the very talented cake artist and co-owner of Sideserf Cake Studio in Austin, Texas explained in a helpful, step-by-step tutorial video, how to make a “realistic” Dungeons &...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A ‘Realistic’ Dungeons & Dragons Beholder Cake first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by min_zumi ???, ??? (@min_zumi) on Sep 25, 2020 at 4:56pm PDT Ink artist Min Zumi of Authentic Ink in Sydney, Australia creates incredibly intricate, highly detailed tattoos that look just like retro embroidered patches. Like others who ink similarly, each tattoo...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Intricately Inked Retro Embroidered Patch Tattoos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

French musician MEZERG, who previously created a playable keyboard out of watermelon slices, performed on a truly intoxicating upright piano that mixes up lovely cocktails whenever certain keys are struck. This uniquely piquant instrument was built by Voël Martin of “La Volière aux Pianos”. Related PostsDotan Negrin Is Bringing An...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Intoxicating Upright Piano That Mixes Cocktails first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the 2020 reboot of their “Thursday Mashups in October” series, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet created an “Unbelievable” dance remix of 60 hit songs from 1990. Featuring: 2 In A Room, A Tribe Called Quest, AC/DC, Alice In Chains, Bad Religion, Bell Biv DeVoe, Billy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An ‘Unbelievable’ Remix of 60 Hit Songs From 1990 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A woodworker from The Q (previously) shows how to build a chair that employs tensegrity structure principles to support the weight of a seated human. The floating structural compression allows both the wood and rope to act as if they have the same structural composition and rigidity. And it looks...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amazing Chair That Uses Floating Structural Compression to Hold a Person’s Seated Weight first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Hardware engineer Adam Woodworth, maker of creative flying machines, transformed a tiny drone into a miniature version of The Child’s (Baby Yoda) floating hover pod as seen in The Mandalorian. Woodworth used a variety of parts and a great deal of skill to create this incredible 1″ replication that works...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Wonderful Miniature Flying Baby Yoda Hover Pod first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dog trainer Fumi Higaki and a clever cat named Ebisu demonstrated how the Do As I Do method of behavioral training not only works on canines, but on felines too. When Higaki performed a particular action, she then waited for Ebisu to mimic that action. Once the process was completed,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Cat Remarkably Mimics Human Behavior first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lauren Ko (she/her) (@lokokitchen) on Mar 12, 2020 at 10:28am PDT Lauren Ko, the very talented baker who gives her deliciously intricate desserts wonderfully punny names has released Pieometry, a cleverly written recipe book that helps aspiring bakers to learn how...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Pieometry’, A Clever Recipe Book by the Baker Who Gives Her Pies and Tarts Humorously Punny Names first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Star Trek TNG B-Sides is a clever fan edited series that recontextualizes the secondary subplot that arise within episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation to make them the primary focus. The result is an entertaining series of 15-minute videos that effectively look at things in a different way than...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Fan Edited ‘B-Sides’ Series That Focuses on Secondary Subplots in Episodes of ‘Star Trek: TNG’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Misshapen Brand has created a hilarious piñata shaped just like the Coronavirus. This amusing replica can hold up to five pounds of candy within. Since so many of us need to take our frustrations out in a constructive manner, what better way is there than to beat up the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Humorously Satisfying Coronavirus Shaped Piñata first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jacob Harrell of Great Big Story visited with Dario Fontanella at his German gelato shop Eis Fontanella Eismanufaktur Mannheim. Fontanella is the inventor of Spaghettieis, a novelty that consists of vanilla gelato sent through a press to create individual strands that look just like spaghetti. The illusion is finished off...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Ice Cream That Looks Like Spaghetti With Sauce first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Award-winning German acrobatic Viola Brand performed an absolutely incredible ballet routine with a bright white bicycle and the help of a low-hanging chandelier inside a grand room at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany. Brand gracefully twirled, pirouetted, and rode the bicycle in various positions in perfect synch with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Woman Performs Graceful Ballet Routine With a Bicycle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A teeny tiny 8 week old Australian cattle dog named Darla quite confidently grabbed the lead for a beautiful mustang named Doc Holliday and took him for a short walk around the pen. According to their human, Doc is a very patient soul despite a difficult upbringing. Darla just does...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Teeny Tiny Shepherd Puppy Takes a Very Patient Rescued Horse for a Short Walk Around the Pen first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Aerobatic pilot Chuck Aaron attached a GoPro to the rotor head assembly on his MBB Bo 105 helicopter in order to capture what the blade would look like during each rotation in slow motion. Aaron shot the footage at 240 fps and slow it down to a hypnotic 30 fps...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Helicopter Blade Hypnotically Rotating in Slow Motion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A pair of cats adorably licked their way to a heart made from cat food. The two pretty tabbies, one longhaired and one shorthaired, stayed about even in their progress for most of the way, though the shorthaired feline sped up to capture the heart first. Their human very cleverly...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Two Cats Adorably Lick Their Way to a Cat Food Heart first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by CarteiroAmigoDosAnimais (@carteiroamigodosanimais) on Jun 25, 2020 at 5:32am PDT Brazilian postal worker Angelo Cristiano Da Silva Antunes loves posing for selfies with the neighborhood cats and dogs who live along his daily route. Antunes, who is an advocate for homeless and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Brazilian Postal Worker Happily Poses for Adorable Selfies With Cats and Dogs Who Live Along His Route first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very curious octopus, who lives at Octolab (previously), very carefully inspected the unfamiliar intricacies of an acoustic guitar that was put into the tank. The clever cephalopod began a succinct investigation at the tuning pegs, then moved onto the curved body before attempting to climb into the soundhole. Unfortunately,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Curious Octopus Investigates an Acoustic Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A brightly colored parrot named Chick E Poo who lives in Woodinville, Washington loves to sing opera. While this in itself isn’t unusual, pretty Chick E Poo performs original arias in a gorgeous operatic voice. Chick-E-Poo can say many things and loves to ‘meow,’ but nothing makes her happy like...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Parrot Loves to Sings Opera first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vending Heads (@vendingheads) on Sep 24, 2020 at 8:45pm PDT Derlin Newey is a beloved 89 year old man in Roy, Utah who delivers pizzas to supplement his Social Security income, greeting customers at the door with the phrase “Hello, are...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Beloved 89 Year Old Pizza Delivery Man in Utah Is Surprised With a $12,000 Tip Funded by His Customers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the confusing start to the 2020 school year, the ever-funny Ryan Reynolds introduced a “Homeschool Edition” of his bespoke Aviation Gin. This large 1.75 liter contains enough fluid to help parents navigate overwhelming decisions that parents around the United States are having to make regarding their children’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Ryan Reynolds Introduces Aviation Gin ‘Home School Edition’ to Help Parents Navigate the 2020 School Year first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During the worldwide shutdown, German music rental company GateToHell put together the world’s largest drum kit at the Turock club in Essen, Germany. They documented the setup of this gargantuan kit in an amazing timelapse that shows how each of the numerous parts fit together. Timelape of setting up the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Timelapse of the World’s Largest Drum Kit Being Set Up first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British music producer State Azure skillfully remixed the newly re-popular song “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins into an ambient, ethereal cover that was completely recorded directly onto a digital audio workstation (DAW). Second ambient reinvention with this classic Phil Collins track. …Recorded direct to DAW. via Kraftfuttermischwerk Related...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Ambient Cover of Phil Collins’ ‘In the Air Tonight’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by ??????? (@shiba_charmy) on Sep 17, 2020 at 8:32pm PDT An adorably beloved Shiba Inu dog named Charmy enjoys a wonderful life where she gets to relax in a wide variety of beds, each with a different theme that blends very well...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Beloved Shiba Inu Enjoys an Adorable Array of Food Themed Beds While Dressed in Cute Costumes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Louis GIBIARD™ (@_vladinsk) on Jun 6, 2020 at 11:45am PDT Artist Louis Gibiard created an incredibly detailed drawing using only a ballpoint pen. The combination of the blue ink against the white of the paper is reminiscent of traditional porcelain art...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredibly Detailed Blue Ballpoint Pen Drawing first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Franki The Bully (@frankithebully) on Sep 23, 2020 at 4:17am PDT A little bulldog named Franki sat at the edge of the sofa in his Brooklyn apartment and growled at a much bigger dog on the television show he and his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Little Bulldog Growls at a Big Dog Howling on Television first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the onset of autumn, Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined It (previously) created a seasonally appropriate mashup that mixes the lyrics of Coolio’s “Gangsta Paradise” with the distinctive oompahs of a Babavarian March during Oktoberfest. Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio as a Bavarian March. Happy Oktoberfest? Related PostsA Stunning Acoustic...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Coolio’s ‘Gangsta Paradise’ Remixed as a Traditional Bavarian Oompah March During Oktoberfest first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While stuck at his Trussville, Alabama home due to quarantine, photographer Ron Burkett very creatively took a powerwasher to his driveway and “sculpted” out a gorgeous wildlife mural that featured elks, wolves, rolling hills and giant trees. When he was finished, Burkett captured amazing overhead stills with his trusty drone....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Photographer Uses a Pressure Washer to Create a Gorgeous Wildlife Mural On His Alabama Driveway first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Virginia social worker Paul Scardino set the colorful Guinness World Record for owning the largest collection of Funko Pop! figurines. Scardino’s collection boasts over 5,000 different figurines. Scardino, who started his collection in 2017, was surprised and thrilled to find out that he’d set this record. I received an email...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Virginia Social Worker Sets Guinness World Record for the Largest Collection of Funko Pop! Figurines first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Johan Carlsberg performed a pretty badass medieval bardcor cover of the iconic AC/DC song “Thunderstruck” on the mandola and accordion. While the accordion wasn’t around until the 19th century, Carlsberg makes it work. Accordion in the Middle Ages??? Yes. This is my medieval version of AC/DC via The Awesomer...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Performs Badass Medieval Cover of the AC/DC Song ‘Thunderstruck’ on Mandola and Accordion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A beautiful giant panda sat down on the ground and loudly chomped on a big juicy carrot that was given to him. The massive Ailuropod held the treat in both paws and enjoyed it as much he possibly could. Carrots aren’t the only crunchy foods that pandas like to chomp....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Giant Panda Loudly Chomps on a Yummy Carrot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Michigan woodworker Matt Thompson of Thompson Woodworks who builds wonderfully useful unexpected items, used a zip line and pulley contraption to create a safe, socially distant way to hand out candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween. I used a cable and some pulleys to create a zipline. I used a fishing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Zip Line That Safely Hands Out Halloween Candy to Trick or Treaters in a Socially Distant Way first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story visited the offices of Nestlé Japan to learn more about the country’s incredible fascination with Kit Kat bars that are available in over 400 flavors. They spoke with classically trained pastry chef Yasumasa Takagi, the incredible mind behind some of the most creative flavors. Takagi explained how...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Pastry Chef Behind Some of the Most Creative Flavors of Kit Kat Bars in Japan first appeared on Laughing Squid.