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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.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mother The Mountain Farm (@motherthemountain) on Sep 19, 2020 at 5:02pm PDT A teeny-tiny duckling at Mother The Mountain Farm in the Bundjalung Nation of NSW, Australia adorably fell asleep after a nasturtium flower sun hat was placed on her head...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Duckling Falls Asleep While Wearing a Flower Hat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely adorable Indian ringneck parrot named Milo amusingly imitated a squeaky toy whenever his human put her fingers around his little head and gently touched his feathers. JMilo is a special kind of toy. Watch what happens when you squeeze his head! Milo’s human stated that the bird enjoys...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Ringneck Parrot Adorably Imitates a Squeaky Toy first appeared on Laughing Squid.

LEGO has announced their Star Wars “The Child” LEGO Set that contains all the parts for building the hopelessly adorable Baby Yoda character from The Mandolorian. Introducing, the cutest co-pilot in the galaxy…The LEGO® Star Wars™ The Child construction set is inspired by the small-in-size but powerful-in-charisma character, the Child...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Hopelessly Adorable Baby Yoda LEGO Set first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A rather skittish baby male goat was wandering his human’s workshop in Turbotville, Pennsylvania when he encountered his reflection in the mirror. The hircine youngster appeared to believe that there was another male in the vicinity and circled the mirror to see where he was. With a full head of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Skittish Baby Goat Battles Himself in the Mirror first appeared on Laughing Squid.

For the fifth year in a row, the very talented musician, writer and comedian Demi Adejuyigbe celebrated the 21st of September by creatively doing joyous dance to the Earth, Wind and Fire songFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Celebrating the 21st of September With a Creatively Joyous Dance to Earth, Wind and Fire’s ‘September’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Online costume retailer Fenbo has created an absolutely adorable Baby Yoda costume for infants. The five-piece costume is hand-knit of crochet cotton and includes a hat, robe, belt, gloves, and shoes. The hand-made baby knitted clothes Yoda clothing set realizes a more vivid and lovely appearance, making your baby look...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable Hand-Knit Baby Yoda Costume for Infants first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an amusing ad campaign for Uber Eats, beloved actors Mark Hamill and Sir Patrick Stewart engage each other in seemingly contentious battles in regard to what they should order for dinner. In the first ad, the two men are out for blood with a bat and a paddle before...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mark Hamill and Sir Patrick Stewart Battle Over What to Order For Dinner in Amusing Series of Uber Eats Ads first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Disney+ series WandaVision brings the deceased Marvel character Vision (Paul Bettany) back to life and married to his lady love Scarlet Witch aka Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) where they attempt to live out a quiet mid-century suburban life very similar to the one portrayed in The Dick Van Dyke...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Scarlet Witch and Vision Try to Live a Quiet Retro Suburban Life in the Disney+ Series ‘WandaVision’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ava Roth (@avarothart) on Sep 28, 2019 at 7:35pm PDT Canadian artist Ava Roth collaborates with working bees from live hives to create wonderfully unique honeycomb art. Each comb is embroidered with other elements such as beeswax, beads, tissue, twigs, horsehair,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Canadian Artist Collaborates With Working Bees to Create Unique Embroidered Honeycomb Art first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adrian Wilson (@plannedalism) on Sep 19, 2020 at 5:54pm PDT New Yorkers are known for their heartfelt subway tributes to legends who have died, and the late, greatly missed US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who tragically passed away on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post New York City Artist Alters 50th Street Subway Station Mosaic in a Heartfelt Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsberg first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A group of rather hungry capybaras who live at the Nagasaki Bio Park in Japan descended upon a giant pumpkin that their caretakers had given to them. The giant rodents attacked the gourd with great gusto, though it took a bit of time before they broke through the hard outer...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hungry Capybaras Eat a Giant Pumpkin first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An incredibly relaxed cat slept amongst the carefully raked ripples of the beautifully calming Zen garden at the Kuhonbutsu Joshinji Jodo Buddhist temple in the Setagaya City ward of Tokyo, Japan. The sandy area is normally off-limits to all but the garden staff, but the drowsy feline figured “if it...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Sleeping Cat Becomes One With Japanese Zen Garden first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An adorable, toothless, droopy-tongued 13 year old rescued Pomeranian/Pug named Rocky hilariously danced around the room in a silly spider costume that his humans had ordered for him. According to said humans, Rocky doesn’t mind costumes but loves to put on a show. He’s a good sport when it comes...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable Little Rescue Dog Hilariously Dances Around the Living Room in a Silly Spider Costume first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Animal lover Daniil Tyuterev was happily feeding treats to a beautiful black squirrel by hand when something occurred in the background that caused the rodent to go into full alert and freeze in place for several long moments. Tyuterev attempted to rouse the squirrel by putting more treat into the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Startled Squirrel Freezes in Place While Being Hand Fed Treats by a Friendly Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very talented Luca Stricagnoli (previously) performed a beautiful cover of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by The Beatles on an acoustic guitar that had an amazing attachable slide neck clipped on to the front. Per Stricanoli, this is a new invention that was built by Italian luthier Davide Serracini....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Cover of ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ Performed on Acoustic Guitar With an Attachable Slide first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Polly Pockets were an inventive line of dolls whose entire existence was contained in a plastic case. In 1983 a father created the original Polly Pocket for his daughter using makeup powder compact to create a small house for a doll. As they grew in popularity, everything became larger, but...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Fictional Homes Reimagined as Classic Polly Pockets first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanyu Krastev (@vanyukrastev) on Aug 31, 2018 at 2:57am PDT Bulgarian artist Vanyu Krastev has made it very easy for people to see “faces in things” with his clever “Eyebombing” project”. Krastev attaches googly eyes to all sorts of random objects...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Eyebombing’ Bulgarian Artist ‘Humanizes’ Random Street Objects by Gluing Googly Eyes on to Them first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very creative people at Dorothy have released “Business as Usual” a wonderful set of calling cards for some rather recognizable cult film characters with jobs that are quite relevant to the plot. The range of titles and characters runs the gamut of film genres. From Coppola classics and Coen...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cold Calling Cards for Cult Film Characters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Douglas Yeo performed two beautiful classical pieces on an unusual wind instrument called The Serpent. As its name suggests, The Serpent is bent in a wiggling snake-like shape that helps to create a distinct tone. While this instrument looks like one of Leonard Solomon’s fantastical machines, it was actually...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Serpent, An Unusual Snake-Like Wind Instrument first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Firebox (previously) is featuring a very clever digital watch that’s worn as a ring. This time-telling ring is a replica of the style Casio wristwatches that were very popular before the advent of electronic items such as the Apple Watch. It comes in blue and red face colors with a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Digital Watch That Is Worn as a Ring first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher tells the story of Craig Foster, a diver who forged a profound friendship with a gentle octopus with whom he visited every day for a year. Foster followed the octopus around the South African kelp forest and documented the underwater world that he was...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Diver Befriends an Octopus Who Teaches Him About Her Elusive Aquatic World in ‘My Octopus Teacher’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When a curious motorist named Dave stopped to capture video of free-roaming cows as they played in a pond, he noticed that one cow was pacing back and forth and loudly lowing in desperation. When he got closer, he saw that the cow was trying to lead him to a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Desperate Mother Cow Asks Man to Help Her Retrieve Her Newborn Calf From the Other Side of the Fence first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of the fall season, the humans belonging to Stella, the hilarious hind-leg dragging, ball-chasing, leaf pile-leaping, snow-sliding and doorstop-springing yellow lab, created a wonderfully satisfying compilation of their beloved dog diving into freshly raked piles of crispy autumn leaves. Fall approaches. Stella waits. Sometimes, she likes to just...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Wonderfully Satisfying Compilation of Stella the Yellow Lab Diving Into Freshly Raked Piles of Autumn Leaves first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While flying a drone, the eagle-eyed pilot spotted a large bird who was perching on a branch of a backyard tree. The drone pilot sent the drone toward the bird’s direction but the raptor didn’t have much use for a nosy flying robot and took off, knocking the drone out...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Red Tailed Hawk Knocks a Nosy Drone Out of the Air first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Shaun Mckenzie creates absolutely amazing, pencil portraits that are incredibly photorealistic and lifelike. Mckenzie demonstrated his work with a portrait of a man wearing glasses in a timelapse that showed how incredibly detailed his drawings are. I created this colored pencil portrait drawing using Faber castell polychromos and prismacolor...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amazing Timelapse of a Photorealistic Portrait Being Drawn with Colored Pencils first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very creative 12 year old girl named Emma Pickles who lives in New South Wales, Australia, skillfully performs incredibly delicate surgery on pieces of fruit and vegetables. In doing so, Pickles imagines that each piece of produce requires such medical procedures including birth, organ transplants, brain, or heart surgery....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Girl Performs Delicate Surgery on Fruits and Vegetables first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the warm weather continuing into autumn, the caretakers at Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, DC gave the smaller resident animals slices of watermelon. The animals enjoyed the wonderfully refreshing fruit with adorably unique gusto specific to each species. The snacks of summer. Related PostsA Joyful...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Small Animals of Smithsonian’s National Zoo Enjoy a Refreshing Treat of Watermelon on a Warm Day first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the fifth episode of the BrickBrosProductions series LEGO in Real Life, an unexpecting man goes into his office for a normal workday. He studiously watched the clock on the wall before getting to work. As he turned on his computer, his desk and everything on was suddenly made out...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Unsuspecting Man Gets a Mysterious Phone Call as His Office Suddenly Turns to LEGO first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Malaysian student Zackrydz Rodzi arrived home to find that his phone was missing. As it turned out, a monkey had climbed a tree in order to get into the house and stole Rodzi’s phone as they often do. The next day, Rodzi located his phone in the area in back...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Monkey Takes a Hilarious Series of Selfies After Stealing a Phone From a Malaysian Student first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wilfrid (@wilfrid.music) on Sep 16, 2020 at 11:25am PDT A cat calmly sitting on a keyboard helps William Boutin, aka Wilfrid, play “Jump” by Van Halen. Related PostsPlay Him Off, Keyboard Cat Makes YouTube Fun Again (Briefly)Keyboard Cat ToyKnow Your Meme...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cat Sitting on Keyboard Helps Play Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alexandr Misko, the incredibly talented guitarist who plays beautiful fingerstyle covers of modern songs, performed a solo cover of Dick Dale‘s classic interpretation of the ancient Mediterranean folk song “Misirlou”, famously used by Quentin Tarantino in the film Pulp Fiction. Misko employed a remarkable backhand technique with his right hand...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Percussive Backhanded Acoustic Guitar Cover of the Dick Dale Classic ‘Misirlou’ From ‘Pulp Fiction’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kathleen Ryan (@katieryankatieryan) on Jul 9, 2020 at 11:33am PDT Artist Kathleen Ryan has created “Bad Fruit”, a wonderful collection of giant fruit sculptures that appear to be in various stages of rotting. This illusion is created with the strategic placement...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Rotting Fruit Sculptures Made of Gemstones and Beads first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Puzzle reviewer Shawn Boucké of SpeedCubeReview unboxed a set of Fanxin Series Fruit Cubes, unique fruit-shaped Rubik’s Cube puzzles that are solved by shape rather than color. Boucké demonstrated how to solve the banana puzzle before moving onto the apple puzzle. The lemon puzzle was solved off-camera. Get your daily...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Unique Fruit Shaped Rubik’s Cube Puzzles first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Woke is an original Hulu series which was co-created by cartoonist Keith Knight of The K Chronicles and is based on a real event that took place in Knight’s life. The series centers on a fictionalized version of Knight (Lamorne Morris), a black cartoonist in San Francisco who is on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Cartoonist Based on Keith Knight Sees the World Differently After Life Altering Experience in Hulu’s ‘Woke’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by ?? BLURRING MAN the movie ?? (@blurring_man) on Aug 10, 2020 at 12:14pm PDT Blurring Man is an hilarious, well-made and very human movie. It’s quite difficult to categorize. It’s an adventure story for sure. It is a thoughtful cross-cultural exploration...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Blurring Man, Elmer Experiences One Sick Burn first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A disconcerting episode of After Skool (previously) talks about the seemingly ubiquitous existence of the “Bystander Effect” in the age of social media. This effect posits that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim while in the presence of others. Modern society takes this one step further...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How the Bystander Effect Impedes Good Samaritans first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely adorable blind three-legged little goat named Tripod Joey who lives at Charlotte’s Freedom Farm (previously) in Comber, Ontario went for a cruise around the farm in a bright red remote control jeep. Tripod seemed to enjoy the comfort of his new ride. Tripod Joey is a blind, 3...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorable Blind Three-Legged Rescued Goat Goes for a Ride Around the Farm in a Red Remote Control Jeep first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With their online feud long behind them, actor Ryan Reynolds narrated a humorous commercial for Hugh Jackman‘s Laughing Man Coffee. The ad shows Jackman begrudgingly waking up and throwing the alarm clock across the room. In a cranky mood, the Wolverine actor then proceeded to yell at some kids outside...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Ryan Reynolds Narrates Hugh Jackman’s Cranky Morning Routine Before a Cup of Laughing Man Coffee first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Red Lobster (@redlobster) on Sep 15, 2020 at 6:00am PDT Red Lobster has teamed up with PepsiCo to create a custom collaborative margarita for their in-house menu. This “DEW-Garita” is made up of a secret recipe, but certainly features the distinctive...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Red Lobster Teams Up With PepsiCo to Create a Secret Recipe For a Bright Green Mountain Dew Margarita first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tailjar (@tailjar) on Nov 20, 2019 at 5:05pm PST Jasper St Aubyn West, aka Tailjar, an Australian artist who draws all sorts of fun cartoon monsters that he adds into real-world scenes, has hilariously inserted similar monsters into works of fine...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderfully Creepy Illustrated Monsters Cleverly Inserted into Classic Works of Fine Art and Old Photos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Brandon Acker, who previously made a wonderful explainer video about the ancient Arabic Oud, performed a magnificent rendition of “Canario” by G.G. Kapsberger on a gorgeous Theorbo. Brandon Acker performing the early 17th century piece “Canario” by G.G. Kapsberger Acker also put together a short explainer video about the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Magnificent Rendition of the 17th Century ‘Canario’ by G.G. Kapsberger Performed on a Theorbo Lute first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very vocal Malamute named Tihla engaged in a frustratingly circular conversation with a talking toy hamster. Despite Tilha’s pleas to exit the conversation, she found herself getting drawn back in again and again. The disconcerted dog finally walked away when she realized that there was no way she would...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Very Vocal Malamute Engages In a Circular Conversation With a Stubborn Talking Toy Hamster first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by ???? ??? ????? (@kurokazu0714) on Aug 24, 2020 at 11:29pm PDT Award-winning artisan Kuroda Kazuhiko of Wagashidokoro Kisshoan in Shonan, Japan, creates amazingly detailed Washagi sweets, which are made of mochi, red bean paste, and other ingredients that are easy to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorably Detailed Japanese Wagashi Sweets That Look Like Delicate Little Birds, Bunnies and Pufferfish first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A rescued 5 month old piglet named Regan who lives at Charlotte’s Freedom Farm in Comber, Ontario very easily climbed onto the back of a big, beautiful, and accommodating dog named Ellie and promptly went to sleep. Ellie’s warm fur provided the perfect bed for the tiny pig and a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Tiny Rescued Piglet Goes to Sleep on the Warm Furry Back of a Very Accommodating Dog Every Night first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Highly skilled skydivers at Skydive Spaceland Houston in Rosharon, Texas created an absolutely stunning nighttime light show using strung LEDs and fireworks that appeared to shoot out of their feet. Once the plane reached over 14,000 feet, the divers lept out into the night, setting the sky ablaze with their...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Skydivers Create a Stunning Light Show Wearing LEDs and Pyrotechnics Shooting Out of Their Feet first appeared on Laughing Squid.