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An adorable cat named Gus loves to go for a ride on the seat of his favorite human's walker both outside and inside the house.

Allie Miller performed a beautiful yet extremely casual duet with the musical alarm on her washing machine.

Dr. Joe Hanson explains how insects can fly in the rain due to their super hydrophobic wings that are impervious to water.

Sir David Attenborough befriended a giant animated female Diplodocus dinosaur at the Natural History Museum in London.

Researchers at the University of Leon and Earth Species Project are using AI programs to learn how carrion crows communicate with each other.

eli_handle_b.wavinserted the overbearing Frank Reynolds from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" into the video game "Cyberpunk 2077".

While visiting Tokyo, Nick Gray came across the mipig cafe, where he was able to hang out with all sorts of adorable minature pigs.

"The Birdwatchers" is a mesmerizing documentary about four different women who find individual peace by watching birds and other animals.

Melanie Scott wrote two wonderful books, each featuring the superheroes and villains of Marvel and DC Comics as elements in periodic tables.

Magician and creative dadJustin Flom amusingly shared how to make a roll of toilet paper freeze in place and float without any guides.

Chet Phillips created "Preposterous Astonishments", postcard sets and prints of roadside attractions inspired by They Might Be Giants songs.

Romano FPV captured breathtaking footage of a long-range drone flight through the French Alps and over the summit of Aiguille du Midi.

Jared Owen visually deconstructed the Tower Bridge in London to show its inner workings while explaining its very long history.

In celebration of their 50th anniversary, "Saturday Night Live" uploaded the entire first episode of the show to YouTube.

"Cheech & Chong's Last Movie" is a roadtrip documentary about the funny and sometimes tumultuous history between the pot smoking comedians.

Megahouseemployed theIriso Precision Company to create the worlds smallest metal Rubik's Cube in honor of the toy's 50th anniversary.

Harrison Trautschold Brown explored the culture and history of stoops in New York City, including the unique benefits.

Researcher Kayla Goforth discovered that baby loggerhead sea turtles will perform a little dance whenever they sense food is near.

VocalistGeoff Castellucciperformed a movinglow bass cover of the classic Johnny Cash song "I Walk the Line".

Allen Pan created a 3D printed chopsticks adapter for those who have difficulty using the traditionally East Asian eating utensils.

David Attenborough takes a look at what the dodo bird might have actually looked like while visiting the Museum of Natural History in London.

Lord Vinheteiroattached one side of strings to the keys on his piano and the other side to the keys on his typewriter and typed out a polka.

Ocean photographer David Jara Boguna captured stunning footage of a black seadevil anglerfish rising to the surface near the Canary Islands.

Saturday Night Live presented a star-studded musical tribute to the ever-evolving personality of New York City over the past five decades.

David Tennant performed "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"byThe Proclaimers to open the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025 while wearing a kilt.

Puddles Pity Party,thegolden throated clown, performed a melancholy cover of the classic Sinatra song "My Funny Valentine".

"Thank You Very Much" is thoughtful documentary about Andy Kaufman, the brilliant performer whose comedy style was often misunderstood.

In an animated Ted Ed lesson, British neurologist Adam Zeman explained aphantasia, the inability to visualize mental imagery.

Sammy Hagar talked to Joe Walsh about his secret for staying sober in the music industry, despite it being full of temptations.

Architectural Digest takes a comprehensive tour of the legendary Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center, where Saturday Night Live is produced.

Jamie Dupuis played a mediativefingerstylecover of the Leonard Cohen song "Hallelujah" on 26 string harp guitar.

Chef Steven Dunn of Cooks Illustrated showed how to make spaghetti all'assassina, a burnt spaghetti dish from Puglia, Italy.

OhioJimbo took a haunting tour inside the condemned 1800s building that housed the Spaghetti Warehouse in Columbus, Ohio.

Richard Wright explained how the Miles Davis song "All Blues" inspired a specific chord change in the Pink Floyd song "Breathe (In the Air)".

Alan Giles and Jesse Kendall amusingly parodied the ridiculous design of parking lots at Trader Joe's stores.

Forevergreen shared a clip of a swan coming in for a landing over and into the water lowering its webbed feet down as hydroplaning skis.

Weird History explained why North Brother Island could have been a prime piece of NYC real estate but instead has sat abandoned.

A black cat named Odo sat next to the turntable and took over DJ duties by (literally and figuratively) scratching a record that was playing.

Violinist Aldo Cicchini and members of his string trio OP3 used a floor scraping chair to play the high notes in "Bohemian Rhapsody".

In the series "Museum Alive with David Attenborough", the host explains that Bigfoot most likely did exist, but not in the modern era.

Great Big Story spoke with Bubzia, the world's fastest blindfolded speedrunner who has conquered every Super Mario 64 game.

A helpful two-toed sloth at Sustainable Safari hung upside down to hold onto the dustpan pole that her keeper was using to sweep up.

James Wade of MedievalMadness took a vivid look at how certain colors were perceived during the Middle Ages, particularly stripes.

It is with great sorrow that we share that Laughing Squid partner and dear friend David J. Klass passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

While Adrian Simancas was kayaking off the coast of Chilean Patagonia, he was unexpectedly swallowed and spit out by a humpback whale.

Weird History Food explained how blue raspberry came about and why this unnatural flavor became ubiquitous in snacks for kids.

A very protective and playful juvenile chimpanzee adopted a robotic spy tortoise created byJohn Downer Productions.

BardcoremusicianAlgal the Bard played a jaunty cover of the classic Black Sabbath song "Iron Man" on a variety of medieval instruments.

Felicity Jones read a fierce letter by Dame Emma Thompson to Skydance about misogyny in Hollywood over the hiring of John Lassiter in 2019.

ActorWalton Goggins welcomedArchitectural Digest into his 1920s Scottish-style Prohibition lodge in Hudson Valley, New York.