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While performing its only chore of vacuuming the carpet, a thoughtful Roomba caught onto the handle of a child’s wagon filled with beloved plush toys and pulled it around the living room for a short time before getting stopped by the couch. According to homeowner Jesse J Bueno, this hilarious situation first happened by accident. […]The post A Thoughtful Roomba Pulls a Wagon Full of Plush Toys For a Short Ride Around the Living Room appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story traveled to Winchester in Hampshire, UK to get a first hand look at “The Dull Men’s Club“, a private association of gentlemen who choose to celebrate the ordinary and whose interests are vested in safe, if not slightly boring hobbies such as bottle collecting, roundabout photography and appreciating societies. If you don’t […]The post A Firsthand Look at The Dull Men’s Club, A Private Association for Those Interested in Boring Hobbies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During a U2 show at the Los Angeles Forum in May 2015, an amiable Bono invited a lookalike fan named Joe Hier to come on stage and perform with the band. The fan, whose name is Joe Hier, is the lead singer for the tribute band Hollywood U2, joined in on the chorus of “Sweetest […]The post Bono Invites a Lookalike U2 Tribute Band Singer Onstage to Sing ‘Sweetest Thing’ With the Band appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay created another thought provoking video essay about not only using one’s real life experiences to tell a story, but to ask a question about these experiences and then find the answer. Tucker cited the Disney/Pixar film Inside Out as a fitting example. For example, the question that […]The post How ‘Inside Out’ Was Inspired by Real Life Experiences Between the Director and His Daughter appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While on location in West Virginia, adventure host Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness enlisted the assistance of biologist/herpetologist Tim Brust on a watery search for a giant salamander known as the Hellbender. The team easily located one of these enormous amphibians, whose body resembled that of a small otter, despite the requisite sliminess of aquatic […]The post Adventure Host Coyote Peterson Finds a Giant Orange Salamander the Size of a Small Otter appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Using miles to upgrade his ticket to Germany, filmmaker Casey Neistat gave a fully comprehensive tour of the Lufthansa first class experience in a manner similar to his tour of the Emirates Airlines experience. Neistat started in the lounge where he met up with mutual fan Wesley Snipes, fellow vlogger Marques Brownlee and model Karlie […]The post Casey Neistat Gives a Comprehensive Tour of the Lufthansa First Class Experience appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While the Vienna Chamber Orchestra was performing at the 31st International Izmir Festival in Çesme, Turkey, a wayward dog unexpectedly stepped onto the stage and snuggled in right next to an amused violinist who just kept on playing the best he could. via reddit Elephants Dance to a Bach Concerto Played by Violinist Eleanor BartschA […]The post Wayward Dog Unexpectedly Walks Onstage During a Live Performance of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a wonderful slow-motion clip from the BBC Earth series “The Hunt“, the legendary Sir David Attenborough explains the fascinating process by which a female Darwin’s Bark Spider builds her impressive web, which spans nearly two meters (6.5 feet) around. First, she shoots a spray of silk that reaches over 25 meters (82 feet) across […]The post A Tiny Darwin’s Bark Spider Shoots a Silk Line Over 25 Meters to Begin Spinning Her Giant Web appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The House stars Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler met with Wired to answer the web’s most searched questions about the themselves during an Autocomplete Interview. The House hits theaters this week. Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About ThemselvesJennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About […]The post Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About Themselves appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artist Kerry Callen created a series of funny comic book covers (part 1 and 2) in 2010 that imagine what it would have been like if DC Comics published Marvel characters in the 1960s. He came up with an overweight Spider-Man, Captain America eating his shield, a melded Iron Fist and Power Man, and wild […]The post What It Would Have Been Like If DC Comics Published Marvel Characters in the 1960s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber Little Centaurs created an adorable video where they are petting their very calm, domesticated Phidippus adumbratus jumping spider. The spider seems to not have a care in the world as Little Centaurs gently pets its head. Personality among Phidippus jumpers can vary a lot from one individual to the next, but the Adumbratus (adumbrati?) […]The post Human Caretaker Gently Pets Their Very Calm Phidippus Adumbratus Jumping Spider appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bradford, UK film critic Ross Fearnley of The Unusual Suspect has created a cleverly edited video of the “Yakko’s World” song from Animaniacs being sung using clips from 168 movies. The “man of a kajllion voices” Brock Baker provided the voice of the announcer. Here is the original song. A Supercut of the ‘Friends’ Theme […]The post The Animaniacs Song ‘Yakko’s World’ Being Sung Using Clips From 168 Movies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the official music video for the timely Hamilton song “Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)“, rappers K’naan, Residente, Riz MC and Snow Tha Product incorporate modern situations, fears and challenges, making it even more powerfully resonant than the original Broadway version. This and other songs from the show are available on The Hamilton Mixtape. […]The post A Modern Version of the Powerfully Resonant ‘Hamilton’ Song ‘Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an eye opening episode of Glove and Boots, internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario show us just how terrible life would be if it were a video game. Games are fun, but this game sucks. Things You Do In Video Games That Would Be Creepy If You Did Them In Real LifeVideo Game […]The post How Terrible Life Would Be If It Were a Video Game appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The fellas behind the awesome cooking show, SORTEDfood, demonstrate how to make their own alcoholic version of Butterbeer from the Harry Potter films. The full recipe is available on their website. Step into Hogsmeade with this brilliant butter beer recipe. It’s alcoholic, it’s delicious, it slides down your throat like a dream. Complete with a […]The post How to Make an Alcoholic Version of Butterbeer From the Harry Potter Films appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Competitive eater Matt “Megatoad” Stonie took on and crushed a new challenge where he ate four giant 4×4 hamburgers from In-N-Out Burger in approximately 3 minutes. A post shared by Matt Stonie (@matt_stonie) on Jun 28, 2017 at 3:59pm PDT Competitive Eater Matt Stonie Devours a Giant Three Pound Gummy Worm in Eight MinutesMatt Stonie […]The post Competitive Eater Matt Stonie Devours Four Giant 4×4 Hamburgers From In-N-Out Burger in 3 Minutes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During their audition on America’s Got Talent, dog trainer Sara Carson and her adorable Border Collie “Hero” amazed Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, and the audience with their incredible pirate themed dance routine. With some emotional pleading from Simon Cowell, Sara & Hero find themselves in the next round! A post shared by America's Got Talent […]The post Sara Carson and Her Dancing Dog Hero Amaze Simon and the Audience on America’s Got Talent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate The Hero hitting theaters this week, GQ helped star Nick Offerman (Jeremy) go undercover on the internet and respond to people’s real comments on Twitter, reddit, YouTube, Wikipedia, IMDb, Yahoo Answers, and Quora. Full Video of The 20th Annual Webby Awards Ceremony Hosted by Nick OffermanIce Cube Goes Undercover as ActuallyIceCube to Interact […]The post Nick Offerman Goes Undercover on the Internet and Responds to People’s Real Comments appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Firebase is the latest sci-fi short film by Oats Studios, directed by Neill Blomkamp (District 9 and Chappie), that is set during the Vietnam War. It follows an American soldier, named Hines, who finds himself journeying deeper and deeper into a science fiction nightmare. The awesome and free 27-minute film is available to stream for […]The post Firebase, Neill Blomkamp’s Bizarre Sci-Fi Short Film Set During the Vietnam War appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A sweetly vigilant German shepherd puppy named named Luna didn’t really know what to make of the odd floral invader that trespassed the boundaries of her backyard, but she ensured that her humans were warned of the blooming intrusion nonetheless. Luna the German Shepherd puppy does not take kindly to new flowers appearing in her […]The post A Vigilant German Shepherd Puppy Warns Her Humans About a Blooming Invader In the Yard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Conscious Minds, a creative content studio with locations in Los Angeles, California and Portland, Oregon, have created a very thoughtful documentary about how Phillipe Kahn invented the first camera phone in 1997, with help from his very pregnant wife. Little did the Kahns realize then how big a mark they would be making on modern […]The post The Inventor of the First Camera Phone Shares the Story of Its Invention Twenty Years Ago appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Over Father’s Day weekend, fisherman Dave Roseman caught the incredible sight of a mama grizzly bear ferrying her young cubs on her back across the Agulowak River near Dillingham, Alaska. This determined mama was probably on her way to catch some salmon for those hungry little mouths. During a fishing trip for king salmon that […]The post A Mama Grizzly Bear Ferries Her Young Cubs on Her Back Across a River in Southwest Alaska appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Graphic designer Xavier Segers, who also goes by the name The Last Dodo has created “Typographic Insects“, a beautiful series of elegant digital arthropods gracefully formed out of letters from fonts that he first learned as a design student. Designed as a tribute, my insects were chosen to reflect the individual qualities of the very […]The post A Beautiful Series of Elegant Digital Insects Gracefully Formed From Letters of Different Fonts appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While auditioning for America’s Got Talent, multimedia artists Oskar and Gaspar invited judge Heidi Klum to the stage, outfitted her in a white turtleneck catsuit and asked her to stand with her legs apart and her hands on her hips. Once Klum was in position, the team began their amazing body mapping projections, transforming Klum […]The post Multimedia Artists Use Heidi Klum as a Canvas for Amazing Body Projections on America’s Got Talent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While visiting Petland in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Emerald Coast realtor Char Rohrer of Beachdeal Realty noticed the unusual sight of a little tortoise with a purple balloon tied around his shell running freely around the store. “Petland” in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, gives a turtle the run of the place – by tying a […]The post A Lively Tortoise Runs Freely Around a Pet Store With a Tethered Balloon Showing His Location appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story visited with artist Elizabeth Sweetheart, the famous Green Lady at her home in Brooklyn, New York to speak about her love for the color green, how she first came to love the color and why she continues to paint her world in various shades of green. From her bright green hair, to […]The post The Famous Green Lady of Brooklyn Shares the Reason Why She Loves the Color So Much appeared first on Laughing Squid.

After being newly diagnosed with a form of autism with ADHD, a rather brave British teenager named Lily Manning (Lil Blue Robin) has launched her own YouTube series that focuses on how she experiences the world, the challenges she faces and how she can offer information, advice and support to other teenagers who see the […]The post Newly Diagnosed Autistic Teenager With ADHD Launches a YouTube Series to Help Others Like Her appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Double Dare and What Would You Do? host Marc Summers sat down with Business Insider‘s Tech Insider to explain what the iconic Nickelodeon slime was made of back in the 1990s. An Exploration of What Made the Cartoon The Ren & Stimpy Show So UniqueNickelodeon Is Launching ‘The Splat’, A New Channel Possibly Dedicated to […]The post ‘Double Dare’ Host Marc Summers Explains What Nickelodeon Slime Was Made of Back in the 1990s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Boston, Massachusetts musician Nathan Navarro plays the classic Super Mario Bros. theme song, along with in-game sound effects, on his bass guitar while someone plays through “World 1-1” in the background. via The Awesomer Samuraiguitarist Plays a Cover of the Super Mario World Soundtrack With Sound EffectsMusician Uses Bass Strings Without the Instrument to Play […]The post Musician Plays Super Mario Theme Song and In-Game Sound Effects on His Bass Guitar appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Buttered Side Down, a “comedy skit series following the exaggerated perspective of an idiot,” has released a new hilarious video where an “idiot” finds The Staff of Unspeakable Evil inside of a garbage dumpster. He then decides to use it to take care of mundane chores around the house like unclogging the toilet, beating the […]The post An Idiot Finds The Staff of Unspeakable Evil in a Dumpster and Uses It for Household Chores appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Eclectic Method has created a rhyming remix of of movie characters delivering hostile insults to others. The Other 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All TimeBatman and Bruce Give a Tour of Wayne Manor in a ‘Gotham Cribs’ Promo for The LEGO Batman MovieThe 100 Greatest Movie Threats of All TimeThe post A Rhyming Remix of Movie Characters Delivering Hostile Insults to Others appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies teamed up with Matthew Patrick (a.k.a. “MatPat“) of The Game Theorists to make a tasty collection of Nintendo Switch controller themed cookies. Rosanna shared the entire recipe on her blog. A post shared by Rosanna Pansino (@rosannapansino) on Jun 27, 2017 at 1:50pm PDT A […]The post Rosanna Pansino Makes Nintendo Switch Controller Cookies With Help From MatPat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Steve Carell and Jimmy Fallon sat down to guess if various mind blowing facts, given to them by Questlove‘s floating head, were true or false on a funny episode of The Tonight Show. To add to the madness, they got blasted in the face with a giant air cannon for each wrong answer. Steve Carell […]The post Steve Carell and Jimmy Fallon Play an In Your Face Game of ‘Blow Your Mind’ on the Tonight Show appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very excited ferret mum repeatedly dragged her human’s hand with her mouth over to the box holding her tiny newborn babies. Each time the human removed his hand from the box, the anxious mother dragged it back again. Although it appears that she wanted her human to babysit her young ones, a ferret breeder […]The post An Excited Ferret Repeatedly Drags Her Human’s Hand Over to the Box Holding Her Newborn Babies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Weird Box is a brilliant interactive video website, created by Noah Levenson, that makes your Instagram photos part of the story. You can even type in the Instagram name of a friend or family member and watch it through again with all new images. It features a woman who find’s a “weird box” hidden in […]The post Weird Box, An Interactive Video Website That Makes Your Instagram Photos Part of the Story appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, Dutch artist Martin Baas created an illusory video installation that made it appear as if a man was manually painting the time from inside a clock at the Amsterdam Schiphol airport. Entitled the “Schiphol Clock”, the video runs for twelve hours and is a part of his amazing “Real Time” series. In 2016, […]The post A Man Paints the Time From Within a Clock In a Clever Video Installation at the Amsterdam Airport appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Physical comedian, actor, and voice talent Jimmy Slonina has created a wonderful video where he lip syncs all three parts of the Beastie Boys‘ 1987 song “Brass Monkey.” Here is the original music video. Who hasn’t wished for at least a sip of the Beastie Boy’s enigmatic intoxicant? RIP MCA A Musicless Version of the […]The post Jimmy Slonina Wonderfully Lip Syncs All Three Parts of the Beastie Boys’ Song ‘Brass Monkey’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Despicable Me 3 stars Steve Carell (Gru) and Kristen Wiig (Lucy) sat down with Wired to answer some of the web’s most searched questions about the themselves during an Autocomplete Interview. Despicable Me 3 drops into theaters this week. Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About ThemselvesJennifer Lawrence and Chris […]The post Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About Themselves appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate Spider-Man: Homecoming swinging into theaters this week, Sony Pictures set up hidden cameras at a Starbucks in New York City and watched as Spider-Man dropped down from the ceiling to grab his coffee and surprise unsuspecting customers. Ed Bassmaster Returns as Bush Man to Surprise Unsuspecting People in New York CityPeter Parker Tests […]The post Spider-Man Drops From the Ceiling Surprising Unsuspecting Customers at a NYC Starbucks appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While watching a tutorial on kneading dough, an adorable grey and white cat did her very best to mimic the displayed kneading motion onto a fluffy herringbone pillow. The kitty was a quick study, making biscuits of her own in no time at all. This funny feline spends its Friday night learning how to knead […]The post A Studious Cat Quickly Learns How to Make Biscuits by Watching a Dough Kneading Tutorial Video appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Beginning July 1, 2017, the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno will be presenting “City of Dust:The Evolution of Burning Man“, a rich multimedia retrospective of the annual festival that has taken place in the Black Rock Desert since 1991. The exhibition incorporates photos, art, journals, film, music, art cars and stories from many early […]The post City of Dust: The Evolution of Burning Man, A Multimedia Exhibition at the Nevada Museum of Art appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the teaser trailer for the fourth and final season of the sublime AMC series Halt and Catch Fire, each of the characters find themselves in a place where they appear to be happy, but still looking for the right connection as they work on the nascent World Wide Web. ‘The Leftovers’ Receive an Ominous […]The post The Characters of ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Look for Connections in the Final Season Teaser Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ramin Djawadi, a talented musician most known for composing the music for Game of Thrones particularly the iconic theme, shared his thoughts around how he scores a soundtrack for such a varied series. Djawadi, who started playing music at a very young age, explained how he was attune to the need for musical themes, but […]The post Composer of the Game of Thrones Theme Shares His Thoughts About Scoring the Series Soundtrack appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by @bmd.san on Jun 4, 2017 at 7:50am PDT A beautiful but stubborn Bernese Mountain Dog (bmd.san) made it very clear to his persistent human that he had no desire to become friends with the new hamster in the house, literally turning his nose up in complete disinterest. The dog’s apathy didn’t […]The post A Disinterested Bernese Mountain Dog Turns His Nose Up at Meeting the New Hamster of the House appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a spirited episode of the wonderful Binging with Babish series, the unseen host takes the audience on a tour of his favorite film cocktails through alcohol by recreating the iconic drinks from such films as The Big Lebowski (White Russian), Groundhog Day (Sweet Vermouth Rocks), Crazy Stupid Love (Old Fashioned),Thank You For Smoking (Mint […]The post Binging With Babish Recreates His Favorite Cocktails From His Favorite Films appeared first on Laughing Squid.

3D artist Mav Vasquez (a.k.a. “POPT ART“) built a miniature fireworks stand with tiny, working fireworks inside. More of Mav’s 3D art is available to view on Facebook and purchase from Etsy. so….. I decided to make a tiny firework stand, with tiny fireworks inside. Oh yeah, they actually work. images via Mav Vasquez via […]The post A Miniature Fireworks Stand With Tiny Working Fireworks appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Creative restaurant/bar group Drink Company is celebrating the seventh season summer return of the wildly popular HBO series Game of Thrones with a incredible pop up pub in Washington, D.C. that recreates the familiar yet wondrous worlds found within the series. Among the features included is an Iron Throne upon which to pose with accompanying […]The post An Imaginative Pop Up Bar That Recreates the Wondrous Worlds Within Game of Thrones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While at the 2017 Brickworld Chicago convention, Beyond the Brick founder and host Joshua Hanlon met up with LEGO enthusiast Tom Atkinson to talk about and take a tour of the collaborative world record LEGO great ball contraption. The giant LEGO Rube Goldberg machine consisted of more than 200 modules, which beats the world record […]The post The World’s Largest LEGO Great Ball Contraption, A LEGO Rube Goldberg Machine With 200+ Modules appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Cut, the online video company behind “100 Years of Beauty” series, enlisted 100 Americans to go on camera and read specific lines from popular media in their very best British accent. While there were maybe one or two who were spot on with the speech pattern, most were unable to replicate the dulcet tones of […]The post 100 Different Americans Hilariously Attempt to Speak With a British Accent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Serbian bodypainting artist Mirjana Kika Milosevic has created an amazing timelapse video that features Mirjana painting an optical illusion on her body making it look like her arms and torso are still under construction. A post shared by Kika Studio (@kikastudio) on Jun 24, 2017 at 1:49am PDT Timelapse Video of Bodypainting Artist Holding an […]The post Bodypainting Artist’s Amazing Illusion Makes It Look Like Her Arms and Torso Are Under Construction appeared first on Laughing Squid.