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New Yorker writer Sam Knight talks about his research for the story “The Psychiatrist Who Believed People Could Tell the Future”, which takes a deep look at the 19th-century British psychiatrist John Barker. Barker, who was deeply affected by the Aberfan disaster during which a South Wales school was engulfed by sliding coal slurry. The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How a British Psychiatrist Tried to Make Medical Sense of the Paranormal Premonitions That He Collected first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Saratoga Dog Walkers in upstate New York offers a wonderful opportunity for local dogs to walk as a pack together on a daily basis. This program offers humans peace of mind as their dogs receive socialization, exercise, interactivity, structure, contentment and a strong sense of community, all of which is captured in a series of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorable Group Photos of Dogs Who Pack Walk Together Every Day in Saratoga Springs, New York first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Engineering is Magic posted a video of a very cleverly designed wall safe that is safely camouflaged behind a working electrical outlet. All one needs is a key, the knowledge as to which outlet is the one with the safe behind it and the willingness to stick a metal object into an electrical outlet. Here’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Wall Safe Hidden Behind an Electrical Outlet first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A really colorful, surreal animation by Julian Glander for Adult Swim, a mumbling Jonathan Pillows goes shopping at the local dollar store where he encounters all sorts odd items for sale. Looking to save even more money, Pillows goes outside to the literal bargain bin where he eventually makes a purchase. Related Laughing Squid PostsSpherical...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Surreal Animation About Shopping at the Dollar Store first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Vox did an interview with Justus Kersey, who has worn the same outfit every day for two years. Why wear everything, when you can wear one thing that you really like? It may be radical, but it’s not wrong. We spoke about what first motivated him to take the uniform approach to style, the natural...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Wears the Same Outfit Every Day For Two Years first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Endangered Alphabets is an incredible decade-old project that focuses on bringing attention to languages that are systematically being ignored and/or disappearing throughout the world. In order to bring greater awareness to this very real plight, they’ve launched an interactive map that shows exactly where these languages originated and still exist. In scores of countries, though,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Map of Endangered Languages Around the World first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“The Story of Martin Luther” is an amusing, award-winning animation by Magnus Møller of Tumblehead Animation Studio that illustrates the history of Martin Luther, a rebellious German man who became a monk after surviving a violent thunderstorm. Once he witnessed how the world worked from the monastery side of things, he addressed his concerns with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amusing Animation About Martin Luther the Rebel first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The folks at Smartmouth Brewing in Norfolk, Virginia have created “Saturday Morning”, a wonderfully nostalgic, “magically ridiculous” limited release IPA brewed with dehydrated marshmallows for a taste reminiscent of the iconic Lucky Charms cereal. Saturday Morning is a 6.6% ABV IPA, brewed with in-house toasted marshmallows and bulk dehydrated-marshmallow-bits. It has been hopped and dry-hopped...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Saturday Morning, A ‘Magically Ridiculous’ Lucky Charms Inspired Beer Brewed With Marshmallows first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a clip from the BBC America series Dynasties, a lone emperor penguin covered almost entirely in black feathers, struts around in front of a giant waddle, spotlighting exactly how different this one is from the others. This unusual appearance is due to melanism, which is a very rare species mutation and very few survive...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazing Footage of an Incredibly Rare Emperor Penguin Covered Almost Entirely in Black Feathers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a really poignant animation by Great Big Story, astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker pays beautiful tribute to her late husband Eugene Merle Shoemaker, a geologist, the director of the then-nascent US Geological Survey and a founder of planetary science. When President Kennedy announced that he wanted to put a man on the moon, Eugene was one...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Astronomer Widow of the Late Geologist Eugene Shoemaker Shares How His Ashes Made It to the Moon first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a classic 1973 clip from the long-playing children series Sesame Street, a little girl named Joey was singing the ABC song with Kermit the Frog. All was going well until Joey stopped and inserted “Cookie Monster” as a letter of the alphabet. Kermit gently corrected her, but Joey was insistent about Cookie Monster. When...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Little Girl Insists ‘Cookie Monster’ is a Letter While Singing the ABC Song With Kermit the Frog first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Here's some footage from the top of a similar 900 m deep borehole hot water drilled in 2017. It's well worth watching all the way through with the sound on! @BAS_News pic.twitter.com/YYlYprtVZt — Hot Water on Ice (@HotWaterOnIce) January 25, 2019 In 2017, the scientists of the British Antarctic Survey project BEAMISH drilled a 900...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Mesmerizing GoPro Footage of a Journey Down a 900 Meter Deep Hot-Water Drilled Borehole in the Antarctic first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Swedish/Dutch photographer Geert Weggen has created a wonderfully whimsical photo series of surprisingly cooperative wild red squirrels performing some very human tasks such as taking photos, riding a bicycle, playing piano, having tea, riding different vehicles, rowing a boat and enjoying a nice campfire. Weggen stated that he became a full-time photographer in 2013 and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Whimsical Photo Series Featuring Adorable Wild Red Squirrels Doing Some Very Human Things first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The touching animation “Forget Me Not” by students at the Animation Workshop/VIA University College tells the story of a lonely man who lives deep in a forest. Every day, this man enjoys a cup of tea with a troll who perches his giant body outside of the man’s house. One day, the troll sees a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Lonely Man Mourns the Loss of Drinking Tea With His Troll Friend in the Touching Animation ‘Forget Me Not’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the surreal, interpretative short film “The Seven Worlds” by renowned director Ridley Scott, the distinctive flavor notes of Hennessy X.O. cognac, are creatively visualized as precious elements carefully mined from seven different planets. When these elements are combined, the distinctive flavor of the distilled brandy comes through. The Seven Worlds are creative interpretations of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Distinct Flavor Notes of Hennessy X.O. Cognac Are Brought to Life in ‘The Seven Worlds’ by Ridley Scott first appeared on Laughing Squid.

(larger) Researchers Alan S. Cowen, Hilary Anger Elfenbein, Petri Laukka and Dacher Keltner have created a fascinating interactive map that visualizes how short, wordless vocal bursts can express an array of 24 different emotions. The information for this fascinating chart comes from an incredibly insightful collaborative paper that was published through the American Psychological Association....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Insightful Interactive Map Showing How Short Wordless Vocal Bursts Can Express a Wide Range of Emotions first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Nathan Navarro demonstrates an amazing 40 different bass techniques in a continuous solo without missing a single beat, even when a random hand reaches out for an assist. . 40 Techniques in One Bass Solo! I’m thinking about making lessons for each of these. Thanks Chip Beale! Related Laughing Squid PostsTalented Musician Demonstrates Thirty...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Demonstrates 40 Different Bass Techniques In a Continuous Solo Without Missing a Beat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Star Wars Kids counts how many times “The Force” is mentioned in Star Wars movies. The Force is an an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together. And it’s discussed a lot! Find out how many times the Force, the source of power for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Every Time ‘The Force’ is Mentioned in Star Wars Films first appeared on Laughing Squid.

And the Oscar goes to…movie I’ve never heard of. via Miss Cellania Related Laughing Squid PostsBootmobile vs. WienermobileGoogle Map Showing Locations & Events From CloverfieldA Young Coder Blindly Falls for a Beautiful Female Robot in the Intense Second Official Trailer for ‘Ex Machina’Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post And the Oscar Goes To… first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Dylan LeVine hilariously documented his birthday candle-phobic father Vincent‘s obsession with Facebook and in particular, his overwhelming need to build an arsenal of memes, just in case. The elder LeVine shared how he researched and alphabetized every meme to ensure a full state of readiness should an argument ensue, until it became all he...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Son Hilariously Documents His Father’s Obsession With Building an Arsenal of Facebook Memes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

CBC archival footage from 1967 shows renowned Canadian weatherman Percy Saltzman impressively drawing a rather intricate low pressure weather pattern onto a chalkboard map while he explained the weather patterns in great detail. In this clip from 1967, CBC Weatherman Percy Saltzman chalks up the day’s weather map that’s lousy with lows. Related Laughing Squid...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Footage of Canadian Weatherman Percy Saltzman Drawing the Forecast Onto a Chalkboard Map in 1967 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the gorgeous underwater mini-documentary “There Be Giants”, British filmmaker Simon Spear captured footage of the incredible bounty of life that lies beneath the waters of Isla Mujeres, Mexico. One such visitor to this municipality on the Yucatan peninsula is the whale shark, the largest non-cetacean animal in the world. Despite their enormous size, however,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Swimming With Gentle Giant Whale Sharks as They Feed off Isla Mujeres, Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) decided to remodel the 28th Street Lexington Avenue subway station, they tapped artist Nancy Blum to create a visually welcome environment for daily commuters of the 6 train. Blume responded with “Roaming Underfoot”, a beautiful series of glass mosaics of local flowers that adorn the walls. The mosaics include...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautiful Glass Flower Mosaics Adorn the Walls of Newly Remodeled 28th Street Subway Station in NYC first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A really cute and creative child called “Babie Gracie” was sent home alone with the instructions to watch the kids channel on television while mom was across the street. Not knowing how to find this specific channel, the child cleverly contacted the father at work through the Ring video doorbell to ask for some assistance....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Creative Child Contacts Father at Work Through Video Doorbell to Ask for Help Finding the Kids TV Channel first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Being 97” by Andrew Hasse of Futuremagic is a short, somewhat heartbreaking film about Dr. Herbert Fingarette, renowned author, philosopher and emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of California Santa Barbara, who, at the age of 97, began questioning the purpose of his existence. In asking these questions, Finagrette examined what he’d written in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Famed Author Waxes Philosophically About Life at 97 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the music video for the newly released Weezer song “High as a Kite”, frontman Rivers Cuomo dressed up as a Mister Rogers lookalike and joined the rest of the band who were dressed up as the ancillary characters from the Neighborhood. They performed in front of a live audience of parents and children who...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Rivers Cuomo Is an Eerie Mister Rogers in the Music Video for the New Weezer Song ‘High as a Kite’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Interbrand, an international strategic consultancy business, has put together a fascinating article and accompanying video that shows the 15 most global brands ranked annually from 2000 through 2018 in order of determined value. The brands that met the criteria for inclusion were assessed on an annual basis using a combination of relevant factors. These requirements—that...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Top 15 Global Brands Ranked Annually From 2000 Through 2018 in Order of Determined Valuation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

We previously wrote about the upcoming biopic Rocketman, which chronicles the fantastically constumed, wonderfully decadent early years of Sir Elton John and his skyrocketing career. Paramount Pictures has released a colorful trailer for the film which comes out on May 31, 2019. ROCKETMAN is an epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Elton...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Taron Egerton Embodies the Fantastically Costumed Essence of Elton John in the ‘Rocketman’ Biopic Trailer first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Music essayist Trash Theory takes a look at Buzzcocks song “ Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)?, noting that while the band is pure punk rock and the song has punk roots, it also has a universal appeal that’s more closely associated with pop music, the very first of its kind. When people...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Buzzcocks Invented the Pop-Punk Musical Genre With Their 1979 Song ‘Ever Fallen In Love’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Swiss photographer Fabian Oefner (previously) captured high-speed photos of a stunning 1972 Lamborghini Miura that appeared to be disintegrating, piece by piece. The vehicle was actually being restored, which gave Oefner access to every aspect of the equipment. The result is a fantastic, immersive image that was a couple of years in the making. For...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Fantastic High-Speed Image of a Restored 1972 Lamborghini Miura Disintegrating Piece by Piece first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a tense preview trailer for the upcoming reboot of the original groundbreaking series The Twilight Zone on CBS All Access, a bewildered man (Adam Scott) finds himself inside a future he doesn’t recognize and desperately wants to rewind back to the start. Sanaa Lathan, Tracy Morgan and host Jordan Peele all appear as well....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Bewildered Man Finds Himself Inside a Life He Doesn’t Recognize in the Trailer for ‘The Twilight Zone’ Reboot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A wonderfully energetic Goldendoodle puppy named Bella and a very playful deer gleefully chased each other around a snowy backyard in Ohio. According to Bella‘s human James Kolar, the frisky puppy very much wanted to play with three deer who appeared earlier, but only one reciprocated after the other two had left. Bella had so...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Frisky Goldendoodle Puppy and Playful Deer Gleefully Chase Each Other Around Snowy Ohio Backyard first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Marc Martel, whose voice so resembles Freddie Mercury’s legendary sound that it was used in the film Bohemian Rhapsody, performed an absolute pitch-perfect cover of the classic, musically complicated Queen song “Killer Queen”. This song made the most of Mercury’s incredible range with brilliant chord and key changes. Martel tackles it alll with expert...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Marc Martel Performs a Pitch-Perfect Cover of the Complicated Classic Queen Song ‘Killer Queen’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Inventor Andrew Scherer has created The Peanut Butter Pump, a very handy pump that dispenses peanut butter straight from the jar. The clever design of this screw-on pump replaces the top of a standard 40-ounce jar of any type of smooth or crunchy nut butter and the suction created cleans the jar as it dispenses....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Handy Pump That Dispenses Peanut Butter From a Jar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a mouthwatering episode of the Epicurious series Four Levels, three different cooks at three different levels of expertise and skill ranging from amateur to home cook to professional, prepared their own version of macaroni and cheese. Food scientist Rose Trout of Drexel University stepped at the end to assess the ingredients, the preparation methods,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Three Cooks With Three Levels of Skill Prepare Macaroni and Cheese For a Food Scientist to Review first appeared on Laughing Squid.

At midnight July 1, 1997, the British government officially handed over the city of Hong Kong to the Chinese government per the expiration of a 99-year lease on the land. Sam from Wendover Productions explains through animation by Josh Sherrington and Elise Heersink how the city and its people prepared for this change in terms...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Hong Kong Was Handed Over to the Chinese Government After 99 Years of British Rule first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Attorney Devin Stone of the video series LegalEagle quite humorously breaks down the multitude of laws that are brazenly broken in the classic 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The sharp-eyed lawyer points out violations of the Federal Labor Standards Act with Charlie’s employment at the beginning of the film. Stone then moves...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Legal Expert Breaks Down the Multitude of Laws Broken in ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Swiss graphic designer Brigitte Schuster has published Swiss Cat Ladders, a wonderful book exploring the unique cat ladders that the residents of Bern, Switzerland attach the exterior of their homes. These ladders come in many different styles and forms, mostly coordinating with the style of the residence. The book is available for pre-order and will...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Book Featuring the Unique Cat Ladders Residents of Bern, Switzerland Attach to the Exterior of Their Homes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Ze Frank hilariously narrates a series of true facts about the lemur, an adorable endangered primative primate that lives on the island of Madagascar. You can symbolically adopt a lemur, a species that is threatened with extinction, through the Duke Lemur Center, which will help with their conservation efforts. Related Laughing Squid PostsTrue Facts About...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post True Facts About the Lemur by Ze Frank first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mountain Search and Rescue Dog Association England posted a fascinating training video that shows a first-person point-of-view what it looks like to be located by a highly trained search and rescue dog after being buried in the snow. A beautiful four-year-old border collie named Flo was the star of the show. Ever wondered what it...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post What It Looks Like to Be Buried in Snow and Then Found by a Highly Trained Search and Rescue Dog first appeared on Laughing Squid.

My sister accidentally locked me out of the house so I went to check if the back door was unlocked and this happened pic.twitter.com/2zkjeyFJk5 — Gabby Tropea (@gabbytropea) February 18, 2019 When model Gabby Tropea accidentally got locked out of the house, she knocked at the back door in order to get the attention of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Cat Removes Wooden Stick From the Sliding Glass Door When His Beloved Human Gets Locked Out first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alessandra Potenza of Verge Science spoke with microbiologists Jeanne Garbarino, Ph.D. and Odaelys Walwyn of The Rockefeller University in New York City to explore exactly which microbes are responsible for making cheese and what their DNA looks like. For the past few years, Garbarino, Walwyn and other researchers were taking samples from the developing rind...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Intriguing Look at the Microbes That Make Cheese first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an illuminative behind-the-scenes video, the talented animators of the uniquely illustrated Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse talk about how they agreed to embrace and prioritize the imperfect believability of the characters over the perfection of computer-generated images. “It’s not just the computer, it’s the hand of the artist in there as well.” Join the filmmakers...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Animators Behind ‘Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse’ Talk About Prioritizing Believability Over Perfection first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brazilian artist Amarildo Silva of Caominhas Pets creates roomy customized beds for homeless cats and dogs in his hometown of Campina Grande. These colorful beds are created from repurposed tires that have been found in the street. As of this date, Silva has created over 1500 beds from over 6,000 tires that would otherwise be...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Compassionate Brazilian Artist Turns Used Tires Into Customized Beds For Homeless Cats and Dogs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A beautiful Australian shepherd dog named Riley at the Buckwheat Bridge Farm in New York’s Hudson Valley, quite considerately licked clean the sweet face of an adorable baby lamb in her charge. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Related Laughing Squid PostsArtist Turns Her Black German Shepherd Into an Adorable Skeleton Dog With White Non-Toxic Face...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Helpful Shepherd Dog Cleans a Baby Lamb’s Face first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Jamie Dupuis perched himself upon a boulder and performed an amazing cover of the Queen classic “Another One Bites the Dust” on his wonderfully unique harp guitar. Due to the nature of the instrument and his immense talent, Dupuis seamlessly played the lead, the rhythm and the bassline all at the same time. Related...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Simultaneously Plays Lead, Rhythm and Bass of ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ on Harp Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Nyankichi Rojiupa, a compassionate photographer in Japan, captures wonderful photos of the stray cats who play around a drain pipe in the street. A number of these photos show these playful kitties poking their little heads out of holes in the street. And a few photos show some of them poking their adorable little bottoms...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderful Photos of Stray Cats Poking Their Little Heads Out of Drain Pipe Holes in the Street first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Reactiv, a motion design and visual effects house in Toronto, Canada, has created “Food Play”, a cleverly entertaining 3D animation in which food meets sports, with hilarious results. Food Play is the joyful & experimental juxtaposition of food & sports. We created it because we love to play, and we love to eat. via The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Food Meets Sports in an Entertaining 3D Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.