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On a special “History Of” episode of Variant, host Arris Quinones gets comic book fans ready for Avengers: Infinity War with a super powered breakdown of the first 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Avengers: Infinity War 10-Year Legacy Featurette Explores the Amazing History of Marvel FilmsSony Deal Brings Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic...The post A Breakdown of the First 10 Years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Sony Pictures Entertainment released a new trailer for Venom, the upcoming superhero film directed by Ruben Fleischer and based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The revealing trailer features Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) having zero choice as he becomes the Venom Symbiote, after going through a crazy symbiotic transformation. Venom is set...The post Eddie Brock Goes Through a Crazy Symbiotic Transformation in the New ‘Venom’ Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of the 90 world records attempted on April 22nd, 2018 at the Virgin Money London Marathon, Guinness World Records made a compilation video of amazing marathon runners crushing records while dressed in costume. Fauja Singh, The 101-Year-Old Marathon RunnerMan Sets World Record by Running a 26-Mile Marathon Backwards While Juggling Three BallsLondon College...The post Creative Marathon Runners Breaking Records While Dressed in a Variety of Costumes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Rebecca Sharrock is an Australian writer, public speaker and one of 60 people in the world known to have been born with a phenomenon known as H.S.A.M. (highly superior autobiographical memory). As its name describes, H.S.A.M. or hyperthymesia gives Sharrock the incredible ability to recall any moment of her life in great detail at any...The post Woman With H.S.A.M. Shares What It’s Like to Be Able To Recall Every Day of Her Life in Perfect Detail appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a random episode of Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi who voices the animated Blocko explained why humans can’t walk through walls despite being made of much of the same material as the wall itself. This, Blocko explains, has to do with the concept of the Pauli exclusion principle, a quantum mechanical theory that essentially...The post The Scientific Principle That Explains Why Humans Can’t Walk Through Walls appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a truly heartwarming display of affection, a smiling deli clerk was amused by a stray cat who wandered into his store, stood up on hind legs (while leaning against the glass of the counter) and meowed for a bit of attention. The clerk quite humorously presented different cuts of meat for the feline’s approval....The post A Smiling Deli Clerk Humorously Presents Different Cuts of Meat for a Standing Stray Cat to Inspect appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A skilled driver with a truck full of passengers expertly navigated the famous Besisahar-Chamé Road in the Manang District of Nepal. This road, which is known as one of the most dangerous in the world, is also absolutely gorgeous. It sits high in the mountains and particularly during rainy season, is surrounded by giant waterfalls...The post Driver Expertly Navigates a Gorgeous But Perilous Nepalese Road That Runs Through a Waterfall appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) celebrates the signature filmmaking moves and flashy editing tricks used by director Edgar Wright in a compilation of his memorable movies. They feature his great use of pop culture references, cartoonish violence, and choreographed transitions. Edgar Wright Discusses His Signature Filmmaking Style and the Art of Close-UpsA Supercut of Every...The post Edgar Wright’s Signature Filmmaking Moves appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While promoting his National Geographic film Genius: Picasso, a very jet-lagged Antonio Banderas graciously sat for the cameras of Vanity Fair to offer a short lesson on common expressions and slang in Spanish, explaining both the literal and idiomatic translations of each phrase. On this episode of “Slang School,” Antonio Banderas teaches you Spanish slang...The post Antonio Banderas Gives a Quick Lesson on the Slang He Heard While Growing Up in Málaga, Spain appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a dizzying animation, Munich design house Kurzgesagt explains the difference between spinning black holes and non-spinning black holes, how much energy a spinning black hole creates, the viability of the surrounding ergosphere and how an enormous energy bomb can be created with an enveloping mirror. …the way to get energy from a black hole...The post How the Massive Energy of a Spinning Black Hole Can Be Harvested With an Enveloping Mirror appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Brisbane, Australia beatbox master Tom Thum unleashed his true power while performing a powerful mashup of theme songs from superhero television shows and many other old school series. Beatbox Wizard Tom Thum Performs an Incredible Mashup of Iconic Hero Theme SongsAustralian Beatbox Master Tom Thum Performs an Unreal Scratch FreestyleLegendary Beatboxer Tom Thum Mimics A...The post Beatbox Mashup of Superhero Theme Songs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While en route to (or from) the airport in Rome, tourist William Mullally captured footage of his compassionate shuttle driver as he stopped the car, got out and helped three tiny ducklings onto the sidewalk where their mother was waiting for them. The little ones were too small to jump onto the curb. My shuttle...The post A Compassionate Driver in Rome Helps Three Ducklings Onto the Sidewalk to Join Their Mother appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the adorable trailer for the Disneynature film Penguins, a hapless Adélie penguin named Steve grows up, finds a mate, falls in love, finds a place to live and discovers the challenges of being a good parent to each of his children in an unforgiving environment that is constantly working against them. The film is...The post A Penguin Named Steve Discovers the Challenges of Being a Parent in the Trailer for Disney’s ‘Penguins’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Primitive Technology demonstrates how to build a round hut using palm thatch and mud walls. He built the round hut to replace a damaged A-frame hut built a few months ago. I built a round hut as the A-frame hut I built deteriorated in the long wet season. The new hut demonstrably stands up well...The post How to Build a Round Hut Using Primitive Technology appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a remarkable clip from the 2013-2014 BBC Earth series Natural World: Meerkats – The Secrets Of An Animal Superstar, narrator Sir David Attenborough introduces Associate Professor Marta Manser of the Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies at the University of Zurich, who has been working with the Kalahari Meerkat Project in South Africa....The post Alert Meerkat Sentries Sound Emergency Broadcast System Alarm Upon Sight of an Approaching Jackal appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Marty McFly accidentally travels to a dangerous, post-apocalyptic world in “Back to the Fury Road,” a thrilling mashup of Back to the Future and Mad Max: Fury Road. via reddit ‘Road Wars – The Imperator Strikes Back’, A Brilliant Mashup of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ and ‘Star Wars’‘It’s a Mad Mad Mad Max Fury Road’,...The post Marty McFly Travels Into Danger in a Mashup of ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Pareidolia, the ability to see faces in inanimate objects, is a fairly common experience. In fact in 2007, we wrote about an incredible site dedicated to all “Faces in Places“. The very funny Van Vuuren Bros, who located the “Most Hipster Cafe in the World“, took the concept a bit further and animated the inanimate...The post Animated Inanimate Objects With Distinct Faces Sing an Amusing Song About Being Just Like People appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jo Luijten of Squirrel-Monkey took a look at what the live streaming video platform, Twitch, would have been like in the 1980s in an amusing episode of his Wonders of the World Wide Web series. What Siri Would Have Been Like in the 1980sWhat WhatsApp Would Have Been Like in the 1980sWhat Wikipedia Would Have...The post What Twitch Would Have Been Like in the 1980s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a tilted episode of one of his truly insightful video essays, host Jack Nugent of the series Now You See It explains how the subjective Dutch Angle Camera technique originated, how it was implemented and how it has been used to evoke disorienting doubt in how the audience views the scene. Nugent also provides...The post How Subjective Use of the Dutch Angle Camera Technique Evokes Disorienting Doubt Within a Scene appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a brackish episode of the PBS Digital Studios series Reactions, narrator Kyle Nackers explains why olives can’t be eaten raw or fresh off the tree. It’s due to oleuropein, an extremely bitter natural chemical that encompasses 14% of the fruit. In order to rid the olives of their bitterness, they need to be salted...The post The Extremely Bitter Natural Compound That Make Raw Olives So Incredibly Inedible appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The incredibly prolific actor Sam Rockwell sat down with Sam Jones of Off Camera to talk about the seriousness of acting, his changed approach to his craft and the difficulty of playing childlike characters like his role Jason Dixon in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Rockwell won an Academy Award for his sublime portrayal of...The post Sam Rockwell Explains the Challenge of Playing a Childlike Character Like Dixon in ‘Three Billboards’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an emotional animated essay, the very insightful School of Life gently explains how children who were denied the of luxury being selfish, demanding beings, but rather had to grow up quickly to please an inattentive, fragile or uncaring parent. Instead, these children put on their polite false selves very early in life and later...The post How a Child Who Was Denied the Luxury of Being Selfish Can Become Quite Indecorous as an Adult appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, a family in Beirut, Ashrafieh, Lebanon found a litter of newborn kittens on the streets. Unable to find the mother, these compassionate humans decided to bring them home, where their very patient golden retriever lovingly cared for the tiny caterwauling orphans who hilariously climbed all over her as if she were a furry...The post A Patient Golden Retriever Dog Lovingly Cares for a Caterwauling Litter of Orphaned Newborn Kittens appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2012, Dr. Wallace J. Nichols gave a powerful TED talk about embracing and exploring one’s “blue mind“, focusing on the remarkable comfort and healing properties of the act of being surrounded by blue water. While a person can feel rather small in comparison, the enormity of a body of water allows a person to...The post The Comfort Found in Feeling Small But Connected to Nature While Surrounded by Blue Water appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by purrlipurrs (@purrlipurrs) on Jun 24, 2017 at 1:17am PDT My Noise founder and engineer Stéphane Pigeon has created Purlli, an interactive sound generator that offers the wonderfully soothing sound of a purring cat wherever and whenever such comfort is needed. Purlli has adjustable levers that allow the user to determine the...The post Purlli, An Interactive Sound Generator Providing the Soothing Comfort of a Purring Cat Wherever Needed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by J Stryker (@strykerkun) on Jan 31, 2018 at 4:40pm PST Jonathan Stryker (a.k.a. “J Stryker“) is an adventurous Miami artist and cosplayer who has spent the past 12 years perfecting his costume craft. Stryker posted a large collection of photos on Instagram and Facebook showcasing how his skills allow him to...The post Prolific Cosplayer Magically Transforms Himself Into a Variety of Pop Culture Characters appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stunning Hubble Telescope footage from NASA offers a zooming view through the gorgeous colors that make up the Lagoon Nebula inside the constellation Sagittarius. Per NASA, this region near the Earth’s Milky Way, is fertile ground for burgeoning stars, such as this giant star named Herschel 36 that’s “bursting out of its natal cocoon”. This...The post Zooming Hubble Telescope Footage Through the Lagoon Nebula Inside the Constellation Sagittarius appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While at Monsterpalooza, Tested editor Norman Chan met up with Quantum Creations FX founder Christian Beckman to take a look at the realistically stylized Fallout themed Pip-Boy 1.0 prototype piece that he and his team of prop and costume fabricators built from scratch. Quantum Creations FX has worked on films like Watchmen, Tron: Legacy, and...The post A Realistically Stylized Fallout Pip-Boy 1.0 Prototype appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story visited the wooded hillside in Bavaria where the lavish Neuschwanstein Castle sits, a beautiful vanity structure commissioned King Ludwig II in 1869. Beloved by his constituents, Ludwig was known as der Märchenkönig (the “Fairy Tale King”) with a love for architecture, art and music and spared no expense in seeing such projects...The post The Hillside Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria That Was The Inspiration for Disney’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Jenn Fujikawa (@justjennrecipes) on Apr 12, 2018 at 1:04pm PDT Former theme park designer turned food writer, Jenn Fujikawa of justJENN recipes, shared a delicious looking new recipe for making Chewbacca Noodle Rolls, a collection of Chewbacca themed spring rolls filled with noodles that are perfect for devouring while on board...The post Chewbacca Noodle Rolls, Wookiee Themed Spring Rolls Filled With Brown Buckwheat Noodles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A loopy episode of Geobeats explains the religious origins behind the very distinctive shape of pretzels, although the explanation usually given is not the whole story. Legend states that monks replicated the praying arms of children and were a reward for successfully completing lessons. From there the story continues about how the three holes symbolize...The post The Religious Origins Behind the Distinctive Twisty Shape of Pretzels appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Postmodern Jukebox teamed up with talented vocalist and songwriter Maiya Sykes to perform a moving soul cover of the song “Zombie” by The Cranberries. What a heartfelt tribute to The Cranberries lead singer, Dolores O’Riordan, who passed away unexpectedly while recording in London earlier this year. The beautiful cover song is available to purchase from...The post A Moving Soul Cover of ‘Zombie’ by The Cranberries appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Fantastic Machines is an incredible coloring book, created by Steve McDonald, filled to the brim with fun images of real and imagined devices, such as vehicles, cameras, pinball machines, computers, engines, and robots. McDonald’s 60-page coloring book is available to purchase from Amazon. Bestselling author Steve McDonald employs his unique photo-based illustration style to celebrate...The post Fantastic Machines, A Coloring Book Filled With Fun Images of Real and Imagined Devices appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Seven stuntmen paid tribute to five of their favorite video games by recreating the epic fighting styles found in Assassin’s Creed, Metal Gear Solid, The Witcher, Uncharted, and God of War. Director Micah Moore of Legend of Micah captured footage of stuntman and assistant director Alexander Hashioka-Oatfield, visual effects guru Kevin Kem, Matt Scheib, Ben...The post Seven Stuntmen Recreate Epic Fighting Styles Found in Their Five Favorite Video Games appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The talented musician Steve Onotera aka samuraiguitarist created a somewhat dramatic short film told in the first person, about his overwhelming number of guitar pedals (stomp boxes) and what would happen if he played them all at the same time. After a few false starts and several rearrangements, the electronic daisy chain finally worked over...The post Guitarist Dramatically Challenges Himself to Play Every One of His 37 Guitar Pedals at the Same Time appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber Polyphonic, who creates incredibly informative video essays about music took a look at the iconic Miles Davis album Kind of Blue. He specifically noted how the introduction and incorporation of musical mode theory within the five songs of the album changed jazz forever. These five songs come together perfectly to create a landmark album....The post How the Incorporation of Musical Modes on the Miles Davis Album ‘Kind of Blue’ Reinvented Jazz appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Kastu FPV of Tiny Whoop Japan sent a micro drone in through a window and captured the sparse beauty within the tidy classrooms of a local school with just a single long take. A second take was a bit more playful. via F-Stoppers, Peta Pixel Muscle-Up, A Soothing Reverse Aerial Tour of Muscle Beach...The post A Micro Drone Captures the Sparse Beauty of a Japanese School in a Single Long Take appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Senator Tammy Duckworth (@senduckworth) on Apr 19, 2018 at 9:54am PDT Senator Tammy Duckworth, who was the first disabled woman to be elected to the United States Senate, made history once again by casting a vote with her newborn daughter Maile Pearl in her lap. A new law was passed on...The post Senator Tammy Duckworth Ensures Her Newborn Baby Is Dressed In Accordance With Senate Rules appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During the April 18, 2018 Foo Fighters show in Austin, Texas, frontman Dave Grohl spotted a fan in the audience wearing Gene Simmons’ iconic Demon makeup mask and told him to get his ass out on stage. Grohl then handed over his beautiful signature axe and let him play during “Monkey Wrench“. As it turns...The post Dave Grohl Invites a Fan in KISS Makeup Onstage to Shred Some Licks During ‘Monkey Wrench’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a determinate episode of the Condé Nast Traveler series Many People from Many Countries Say Things, 70 different people from 70 different countries all over the world explain the manner in which they can spot someone who comes from the same country as while traveling or living abroad. These identifiers can include their eyes,...The post People From Around the World Explain How They Can Spot a Person From Their Home Country appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ewoks, Jedi, and the Rebel Alliance dance the night away in an amusing Star Wars music video by the Auralnauts for their song “Tree World (We Go Hard).” The out of this world track, from their The Last Laser Master album, is available to purchase from Amazon and iTunes. We all remember when Laser Moon...The post Ewoks Dance the Night Away in Auralnauts’ Star Wars Music Video for ‘Tree World (We Go Hard)’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the short film “Alientologists” by Tyler Rabinowitz, a trio of extraterrestrials who collect space debris from a defunct Earth, fight over which of the random items are important. At one point, an argument got so contentious that one of the aliens accidentally released all of the collection back into space. Left all alone, the...The post Contentious Junk Collecting Extraterrestrials Dance for Joy When They Find a Jukebox on Their Ship appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Theodore Gray of Mechanical Gifs has created an acrylic see-through combination lock that gives an inside look at how the inner workings of the lock actually function. The completed kit is available to purchase from the Mechanical Gifs shop. Laser cutter plans for Gray‘s see-through combination lock are available to download from Thingiverse. via Digg...The post An Acrylic See-Through Combination Lock Showing How the Inner Workings Actually Function appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The official licensed Wonderlanes Volkswagen T1 Camper Van, designed by Beyond Infinity, is a 12V battery powered ride-on vehicle for kids. the red, black, and white van is available to purchase on Amazon. Do you want to go back in time to the 1960s? So please drive your own Battery-Operated Volkswagen T1 Camper Van! This...The post Retro Volkswagen T1 Camper Van Ride-On for Kids appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In recognition of the two year anniversary of the tragically unexpected death of Prince Rogers Nelson, his estate shared a previously unreleased video from the summer of 1984 that shows the musician along with The Revolution, rehearsing the song “Nothing Compares 2 U” at his Minnesota studio. The song would go on to be a...The post A Poignant Video of Prince Rehearsing ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at His Minnesota Studio in 1984 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

For centuries, Cuba has been known for its legendary handmade cigars, but the work is repetitive and can get tedious after awhile. With this in mind, factory owners in 1865 began a wonderful continuing tradition in which “lectores” (storytellers) sit at the head of the factory floor and read books aloud into a microphone to...The post The Wonderful Cuban ‘Lectores’ Who Read Books Aloud to Cigar Factory Workers During Their Shift appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ryan Reynolds and 20th Century Fox released the final trailer for Deadpool 2, the upcoming superhero film directed by David Leitch based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name and a sequel to the 2016 Deadpool film. The trailer follows Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) as he recruits goons for his X-Force squad and prepares...The post Deadpool and His X-Force Goons Take on One-Eyed Willy in the Final Deadpool 2 Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating episode of the PBS Digital Studios series Eons, host Hank Green explains, through a brilliantly animated timeline designed by Franz Anthony, how early cephalopods who lived in shallower waters originally had pointed shells that covered their soft mantles, which allowed them to float to the surface. Over time, however these shells became...The post A Fascinating Timeline Showing When Modern Cephalopods Shed Their Ancient Mantle Shells appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Focused drone pilot Ethan Gulnac (a.k.a. “HiFlite“) skillfully documents an intense paintball game going down while maneuvering his nimble drone through the active battlefield at Maui Paintball in Hawaii. via reddit A Roundup of Mini-Drones Available in the Laughing Squid StoreThe CyPhy LVL 1 Drone, An Easy-to-Fly Camera Drone for Pilots of Any Skill LevelThe...The post A Drone Pilot Documents an Intense Paintball Game While Maneuvering Through the Battlefield appeared first on Laughing Squid.

How to DAD creator Jordan Watson of Auckland, New Zealand is back and this time he decided to point out some of the amusing differences between the United States of America and New Zealand. He previously pointed out differences between Australia and New Zealand. New Zealand Father Points Out Even More Differences Between Australia and...The post New Zealand Father Points Out Amusing Differences Between the USA and New Zealand appeared first on Laughing Squid.