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In 2001, less gray haired Anthony Bourdain appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show to talk with the famous host about what really goes on behind the scenes in restaurants everywhere. The forthright chef shared his knowledge about the obscene amount of butter that is used in most restaurant meals. I hope I haven’t frightened anyone...The post Anthony Bourdain Shares His Knowledge About the Obscene Amount of Butter Used in Restaurants appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very clever dog decided to go for a good rainy day run on a treadmill that was safely ensconced on the porch of the house. This way the dog got in some fresh air and some exercise without getting soaking wet from the storm. via reddit Dog in Sunglasses & Workout Clothes Running On...The post A Dog Hilariously Gets In a Good Rainy Day Run Using a Treadmill on the Porch appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, Des Monahan, a wonderfully adoring 84 year old husband who was concerned that his 83 year old wife Mona would no longer be able to do her own makeup due to her deteriorating eyesight, went to the beauty counter at a Debenhams department store in order to learn how to properly apply it...The post Adoring Husband Learns How to Apply His Wife’s Makeup Before She Completely Loses Her Sight appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Guy Jones has taken raw Movietone camera footage from 1929/1930 and turned it into a brilliant sound interview in which two men shared their first hand witness accounts of the tragic events that took place on the night of April 14 1865, when President Lincoln was assassinated. One witness was a theater goer and...The post Early 20th Century Footage of Two Men Sharing First Hand Witness Accounts of Lincoln’s Assassination appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A really compassionate barefoot man in a muscle shirt carefully climbed down a ladder into a storm drain to rescue a wayward pangolin who was clinging onto a rung of the very same ladder so as not to fall into the water that was quickly rushing below. The frightened little myrmecophagous mammal appeared reluctant to...The post Compassionate Man Rescues Pangolin Clinging to Ladder of Storm Drain With Rushing Water Below appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The very funny and rather prodigious actor Hank Azaria sat down with Vanity Fair to discuss his career, the parts he play and the friendships he’s made through the years. To help frame the discussion, Azaria used a visual timeline that began with his role as Moe Szyslak on The Simpsons in 1989 and went...The post The Great Hank Azaria Discusses His Career as an Actor Using a Visual Timeline of the Roles He Played appeared first on Laughing Squid.

You just hate Scottish people, ya cow! A woman with a beautiful Scottish brogue became very frustrated with her Amazon Echo when she requested to hear the 1979 song “Something’s Cooking in the Kitchen” by Irish singer Dana and Alexa replied “I can’t find ‘Something’s Cooking in the Kitchen’ with Donna on Spotify”. After several...The post A Frustrated Scottish Woman Argues With an Amazon Alexa That Can’t Understand Her Accent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a literal version of the normally proverbial shit storm, a pair of porta-potties that were set up for an event, went flying into the air when an unexpectedly violent windstorm hit. Once aloft, the toilets began spewing their disgusting contents onto the people in the crowd, who were desperately trying to seek shelter. Porta-potty...The post A Violent Windstorm Sends Porta Potties Flying Into the Air Spewing Their Contents Onto the Crowd appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Tom Bob (@tombobnyc) on Jan 21, 2018 at 10:45am PST Street artist Tom Bob, whose work we wrote about last year, is back with a wonderful series of photos showcasing how he brought city streets in New York, Dubai, Taiwan, California, and Florida to life with his brilliant art installations. Tom...The post Artist Tom Bob Brings City Streets Around the World to Life With Brilliant Art Installations appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As we’ve written in the past, the wonderful people at the Sunflower Farm Creamery have created an adorable tradition of going for a warm weather evening run with all of the season’s baby goats. The 53 kids of 2018 were no exception. The little ones made their way around the Cumberland, Maine dairy farm. This...The post 53 Baby Goats of Sunflower Creamery Continue the Annual Tradition of an Evening Run Around the Farm appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A nail-biting clip from the BBC Earth series Elephant Family and Me shows a tiny baby elephant in the Tsavo wilderness of Kenya, surrounded by nanny elephants, walking over to the river to enjoy her very first bath. The days old pachyderm slid into the cool water quite easily, but exhausted herself trying to climb...The post A Tiny Baby Elephant Attempts to Climb a Steep Riverbank After Enjoying Her Very First Bath appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Paul Friesen of PaulvilleMOCs created an adorable little orange hermit crab out of LEGO and gave it a home inside of a real shell. I got this shell, and I knew what I needed to build. I used most of my smaller Flaming Yellowish Orange parts for the belly, and orange parts for the upper...The post A LEGO Hermit Crab Wearing a Real Shell appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Maneater is an open world RPG, developed by Blindside Interactive and published by Tripwire Interactive, that allows players to terrorize the Golf Coast waterways as a giant bull shark. Maneater is in development for PC and does not yet have a confirmed release date. You were cut from your mother’s body and left to die...The post Maneater, An Open-World Video Game Where You Terrorize the Gulf Coast as a Giant Bull Shark appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On the fifth episode of his brilliant GO series, professional BMX athlete Nigel Sylvester went fencing, fell in love, rode roller coasters, and popped wheelies while traveling from London to Paris. Run 4 Cover, Nigel Sylvester Biking Through New York CityMan Makes a Travel Video to Cleverly Surprise His Sister for Her BirthdayDay and Night...The post BMX Athlete Nigel Sylvester Embarks on an Amazing Adventure While Traveling From London to Paris appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Insta-Chaz (@instachaaz) on Feb 25, 2018 at 3:38pm PST Artist Chaz Hutton keeps his Instagram account, Insta-Chaz, stocked with humorous sticky note comics that illustrate the trials and tribulations of adult life. He covers everything from withdrawing money from an ATM to making it through the work week. Prints of Hutton’s...The post Humorous Sticky Note Comics That Illustrate the Trials and Tribulations of Adult Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

New York City actress and performer Melody Yang of the Gazillion Bubble Show and her family hold numerous world records for their bubble making skills. WIRED met up with the Yang to find out how she creates her incredible, mind-blowing bubbles. When the lights come up at the Gazillion Bubbles Show, it quickly becomes clear...The post How Artist Melody Yang Makes Mind-Blowing World Record Bubbles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

With the release of the long awaited documentary about Mister Rogers entitled Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Mrs. Joanne Rogers made the trip from Pittsburgh to New York City to appear on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. As she entered the stage, Mrs. Rogers remarked that she knew that Fallon had watched the show...The post Mister Rogers’ Widow Joanne Proudly Shares Fond Memories About Her Beloved Husband of 50 Years appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a pilosan episode from his hilarious flora and fauna-focused video series True Facts, narrator Ze Frank happily traversed the extended family tree of myrmecophagous mammals. This amusing trip included various forms of anteater, aardwolf, numbat, pangolin and misfitting echidna. If evolution is handing something out, the echidna’s taking it, which makes it hard for...The post Ze Frank Offers Up Amusing True Facts About Long Tongued Mammals Who Eat Ants and Termites appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by librairie mollat (@librairie_mollat) on Jun 10, 2018 at 10:07pm PDT In 2017, we wrote about Librairie Mollat, an independent bookstore in Bordeaux, France and their wonderfully clever photo series that with strategically posed customers who matched and completed the cover sleeve portraits on the books they sold. More recently The bookstore...The post Bookstore Customers Strategically Posing With Seamlessly Matching Book Covers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story visited the five ancient caves of the Dambulla Temple Complex that are known for housing 153 golden Buddha statues of all shapes and sizes, 1500 paintings depicting Buddha along with other Sinhala iconography, sculptures and art. These cave temples were built in the first century BCE. The town of Dambulla in Sri...The post An Incredible Massive Temple Inside Five Sri Lankan Caves That Houses 153 Golden Buddha Statues appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Brooklyn puppeteer Jacob Graham has created the wonderful puppet video series “The Creatures of Yes“. The show runs weekly, carries a positive message of acceptance through regular characters and is specifically made to look like it’s from the past. By using only period equipment from the 1970s and earlier, Graham forms the illusion of antiquity,...The post The Creatures of Yes, A Puppet Show With a Positive Message That’s Made to Look Like Its From the Past appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, Naude Dreyer of Pelican Point Kayaking in Walvis Bay, Namibia was on his way home from work, he came across a young male dolphin who had somehow gotten beached and was struggling to stay alive. Dreyer very carefully picked up the petite cetacean and examined him for injuries. Once satisfied, Dreyer then carefully...The post A Compassionate Kayak Tour Guide in Namibia Returns a Young Beached Dolphin Back to the Sea appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While filming a One Bite Pizza Review at Don Antonio in New York City, Barstool Sports host Dave Portnoy was completely caught off guard when a teenage girl immediately and solely recognized him while surrounded by his assembled A-List review team. This team included Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Hannibal Buress and Jake Johnson,...The post Barstool Sports Host Dave Portnoy Is the Only One Recognized on the Street Amongst A-List Celebrities appeared first on Laughing Squid.

I NOW EXIST IN HELL pic.twitter.com/FNSjo1bjaI — Wheel Of Fortune Answers (@wofanswers) June 11, 2018 Wheel Of Fortune Answers is an amusing Twitter account that posts hilariously incorrect answers to numerous puzzles that pop up on television. OH SHIT A GHOST pic.twitter.com/lgmmftUiLF — Wheel Of Fortune Answers (@wofanswers) June 5, 2018 BONELESS HOMEBOYS pic.twitter.com/KVsHeBrk2v —...The post An Amusing Twitter Account Posts Hilariously Incorrect Wheel of Fortune Answers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (“CSAIL) has figured out how to use deep learning, intelligent radio signals in such a way as to sense a person from through a completely opaque wall. The CSAIL researchers behind this project, known as RF Pose, hope to put this technology to use in specific medical...The post Deep Learning Intelligent Radio Signal Technology That Can Sense People Through Solid Walls appeared first on Laughing Squid.

KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS released an new trailer at E3 2018 for Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima‘s upcoming video game published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4. The mysterious, yet intriguing trailer follows Sam Bridges (Norman Reedus) as he travels across a ravaged world through deadly rain and carries a baby in a protective tank. A release...The post Norman Reedus Travels Across a Ravaged World in the Intriguing New Video Game ‘Death Stranding’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

For a limited time, the Laughing Squid Store is featuring a great deal on the ZEbag 6-Bottle Carrying Case, super handy, portable combination carrying case and wall rack that holds up to six bottles of wine. Its clever accordion-style design allows for easy portability and can open up into a convenient vertical wall rack. It...The post A Super Portable, Accordion Style Carrying Case and Wall Rack That Holds Up To Six Bottles of Wine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While cleaning the viewing glass of a large, free running tank at an aquarium, a hard working diver was caught off guard when an affectionate zebra shark nuzzled up close and demanded some attention. Having no choice but to put down his squeegee, the diver took a break to welcome the rather canine zebra shark,...The post An Affectionate Zebra Shark Demands Belly Rubs From the Diver Cleaning the Aquarium Viewing Glass appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Art director and designer Matthew Regonini of Never Not Making built a wonderful wooden Star Wars Jawa Sandcrawler toy box for his son and posted footage of his design process. We previously wrote about Regonini’s wooden AT-ST Walker high chair build. A post shared by Matthew Regonini (@nevernotmaking) on May 14, 2018 at 2:17pm PDT...The post A Wonderful Wooden Jawa Sandcrawler Toy Box appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The BionicFinWave is an incredible underwater robotic fish, created by Festo, that glides through the water with its mesmerizing wavy fins. The robots two silicone fins wiggle from its head to tail, much like marine planarian and cuttlefish, allowing it to “generate a continuous wave.” The BionicFinWave uses its two side fins to move along....The post BionicFinWave, A Robotic Fish That Glides Through Water With Its Mesmerizing Wavy Fins appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Disney released a teaser trailer for Dumbo, a dark live-action animated fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton that is a remake of the classic movie from 1941. The emotional trailer features Dumbo and his big floppy ears taking flight at the circus. It is scheduled to soar into theaters in March 2019. Circus owner...The post Dumbo and His Big Floppy Ears Take Flight in Tim Burton’s Live-Action Remake of the Disney Classic appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Clever WPEC CBS12 News meteorologist Lauren Olesky demonstrated her multitasking skills last week by solving a Rubik’s Cube while forecasting the weather for the West Palm Beach, Florida area. via KSNV News 3, Geekologie Solving a Lit Rubik’s Cube Candle While It Is BurningTeenager Sets Guinness World Record for Fastest Time Solving Three Rubik’s Cubes...The post Clever Meteorologist Solves Rubik’s Cube While Giving the Weather Forecast appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In “Can you solve the giant cat army riddle?” by animated by math teacher and TED-Ed educator Daniel Finkel and animated by Artrake Studio, narrator Addison Anderson poses a clever riddle to solve. It all starts with a crazed Dr. Schrödinger who wants an army of supersized felines to terrorize the city and a team...The post How to Solve a Riddle That Saves the City From Dr. Schrödinger’s Planned Army of Giant Cats appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While appearing on CONAN in October 2017, comedian Nathan Fielder hilariously brought Oscar winning actress Susan Sarandon as a backup guest, just in case his interview with the host went bad or if they ran out of things to discuss. With a straight face, the self-deprecating Fielder droned on about his cats while Ms. Sarandon...The post Nathan Fielder Brings Susan Sarandon to ‘Conan’ As a Backup Guest In Case His Interview Goes Bad appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The New York Times paid beautiful tribute to the fascinating life led by the late world traveling chef, author and media personality Anthony Bourdain. Narrator and Food Editor Julia Moskin tells of a restless spirit who understood that food had a central meaning to life, an enthusiast who didn’t subscribe to any particular dogma because...The post A Beautiful Tribute to the Fascinating Life Led by the Tragically Late Anthony Bourdain appeared first on Laughing Squid.

With the premiere of the second season of Luke Cage on June 22, 2018, Netflix released a second trailer to show just how formidable an opponent former Councilwoman Mariah Dillard (Alfre Woodard) aka Black Mariah is to the unbreakable titular character (Mike Colter). You don’t need to be bulletproof to be a superhero. Black women...The post Luke Cage Becomes the Guardian of Former Councilwoman ‘Black Mariah’ Dillard in Season Two appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, a very coordinated and limber Ya Boi Kev (Kevin), who enjoy running around on all fours, graciously offered a quick tutorial for anyone interested in doing the same. He first cautioned to start off very slowly so as not to immediately face plant and suggested that practice makes perfect. In my style four...The post A Coordinated Man Gives a Quick Tutorial On How to Effectively Walk Then Run on All Four Limbs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Microsoft revealed an exciting cinematic trailer during their E3 2018 press conference for Cyberpunk 2077, an upcoming role-playing video game developed and published by CD Projekt Red (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) and based on the Cyberpunk 2020 tabletop game. The dark futuristic game will release for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC sometime in...The post Cyberpunk 2077, A Dark Futuristic Video Game Based on the Cyberpunk 2020 Tabletop Game appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Insider took their cameras inside the famous Cobbs Lane factory in Wollaston, Northamptonshire to give a fascinating behind the scene look at how the iconic Doc Martens’ shoes are made. Production manager Stephen Bent quite affably explained each step of the process, which includes cutting the leather, sewing the pieces together, adding stitches to strengthen...The post A Fascinating Behind the Scenes Look at the Cobbs Lane Factory Where Doc Martens’ Shoes Are Made appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Occidental, California ceramic artist Cindy Searles has released an collection of sea creature hanging air planters into the digital ocean that are absolutely adorable. The pufferfish, jellyfish, whale, octopus, and sugar skull octopus planters are available to purchase from Searles’ Etsy shop. via Brown Paper Bag, My Modern Met Delightful Ceramic Cephalopod Planters for Air...The post Adorable Ceramic Sea Creature Hanging Air Planters appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Yoyoka Soma is quite an accomplished musician. At the tender age of eight, this drumming prodigy has already has performed live with her family’s band Kaneaiyoyoka with whom she’s put out two CD’s. Yoyoka also won a drum kit during week six at the 2018 Hit Like a Girl Contest for her impressive performance of...The post Eight Year Old Drumming Prodigy Impressively Holds Her Own While Playing Along With Led Zeppelin appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Giulia Bernardelli (@bernulia) on May 4, 2018 at 10:20am PDT Italian artist Giulia Bernardelli, whose incredible artwork we have written about in the past, is back with a new collection of beautiful illustrations created from spilled coffee and chocolate. Bernardelli’s entire series of work is available to view on Instagram. A...The post Artist Creates Beautiful Illustrations From Spilled Coffee and Chocolate appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A beautiful cat named Auri twice attempted to jump onto her human’s desk, only to find that it was missing its glass top. Despite this setback, the cat landed quite gracefully on all fours. She then went about her business conveying the adorably feline attitude of “I meant to do that”. My cat, Auri, attempted...The post An Unsuspecting Cat Gracefully Attempts to Jump Onto a Desk That Is Missing Its Glass Top appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Microsoft took the stage at E3 2018 and revealed a trailer for Halo Infinite, the next chapter in the Halo franchise. According to the head of 343 Industries, Chris Lee, the game will focus on the Master Chief and continue his saga after the events of Halo 5. A confirmed release date has yet to...The post Master Chief Returns to the Fight in ‘Halo Infinite’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating episode of the video series I Need More Space, narrator TJ Cooney explained the surprising origins of the standard countdown to blastoff. As it turns out, this specific action was first used in a 1929 Fritz Lang film Woman in the Moon. Lang had hired Hermann Oberth, a founding father of rocketry,...The post The Surprising Origins of the Countdown to Launch appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bethesda released a trailer at E3 2018 for Fallout 76, their online survival role-playing video game and prequel to the Fallout series. It is available to pre-order for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC from Amazon with a release date of November 14th, 2018. Under the threat of nuclear annihilation, you’ll experience the largest, most...The post Fallout 76, Bethesda’s Prequel to the Fallout Series appeared first on Laughing Squid.

It’s almost like a secular Cathedral Historian Anthony W. Robins and New York Times journalist Sam Roberts gave a wonderful visual tour for Architectural Digest that showcased every magnificent detail of the beautifully restored Grand Central Terminal in midtown Manhattan. These two well informed guides offered historical information of the many iconic spots with the...The post A Visual Tour Featuring Every Magnificent Detail of the Beautifully Restored Grand Central Terminal appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bad Lip Reading has returned with a hilarious compilation of bad lip readings that took place at NBA games during the 2017-2018 season. A Hilarious Compilation of Bad Lip Reading From the NFL 2017-2018 Football SeasonA Hilarious Compilation of Bad Lip Reading From the NFL 2016-2017 Football SeasonA Hilarious Compilation Bad Lip Reading From the...The post A Hilarious Bad Lip Reading of Select Moments From the 2017-2018 NBA Season appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Manhattan British design house Neomam Studios (previously) has created for their client Budget Direct Travel Insurance, a wonderful graphic series that reimagines iconic city skylines as they would look in the future. The designers used architectural data culled from the past, the present and from articles predicting urban growth. Included in this skyline series is...The post How City Skylines Around the World Might Look in the Future Based Upon Past and Present Data appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The wonderful humans of the Sunflower Farm Creamery in Cumberland, Maine quite generously offered a new home to three kittens named Bob, George and Ed. These barncats-to-be got to know the resident goats, albeit a bit reticently at first. But before long, one of the kittens was sitting calmly in a box filled with hay,...The post A Trio of Rescued Orange Tabby Kittens Get to Know the Resident Goats of Sunflower Farm Creamery appeared first on Laughing Squid.