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In the summer of 2017, rangers with the Hirola Conservation Program captured the rare and simply stunning sight of two white giraffes, perhaps a mother and baby, as they wandered through a protected preserve in North Eastern Kenya. While the reason behind their snowy coats isn’t stated, one probable explanation is leucism, a genetic condition...

Brooklyn artist and motion designer J.R. Schmidt of Google Creative Lab created a beautiful art print that imagines New York City built out of LEGO. Prints are available to purchase from Curioos. via Cool Material LEGO Sculptures by Nathan SawayaLEGO New York, 3D Design Based on Maps & Satellite ImageryAn Art Print by Pop Chart...

Determined Scottish YouTuber Mike Boyd of the Learn Quick series was challenged by a man named Ben to try and learn how to stack dice with a cup. After quickly learning to successfully stack five dice, Mike decided to up the ante by stacking two sets of five dice on top of one another. @mikeboydvideo...

Portland, Oregon stop-motion animator Kevin Parry of LAIKA (The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings) released two videos (1 and 2) featuring some of his most incredible optical illusions. We previously wrote Kevin when he demonstrated 100 different types of walks while on a treadmill. via Tastefully Offensive Animator Demonstrates 100 Different Types of Walks...

The team at ThinkGeek created a geektastic waffle maker that is able to cook 5 3/4″ across x 6 3/4″ tall waffles featuring a d20 dice design on both sides. Star Wars BB-8 Waffle MakerA Miniature Cake Pan by ThinkGeek That Creates Small Cakes Shaped Like a d20 DieThe Keyboard Waffle Iron, A Waffle Maker...

On an episode of The Late Late Show, James Corden got into character as Pennywise from IT. During an amusing comedy sketch, the demonic clown became very confused when an office worker called the “IT Department” to solve a computer issue. When an office worker calls the IT department to solve a computer issue, confusion...

Fox Searchlight released the new trailer for The Shape of Water, a Cold War era romance film directed by the great Guillermo del Toro. The thrilling trailer helps unfold the love story between a courageous mute woman and a merman creature. The Shape of Water is currently scheduled to hit theaters on December 8th, 2017....

In May 2017, the Beryozka Dance Ensemble performed an incredible version of a traditional Russian dance in which the talented dancers appeared to be floating on air above the stage. This dance was part of a longer concert taking place at The Tchaikovsky Concert Hall through the Moscow State Philharmonic Society. A separate video shows...

Vice News went to Dunwoody, Georgia to speak with attendees of MicroCon, a biennial four day event for the self-declared rulers of the independently declared states around the world. While these micronations are not officially recognized within the country of residence, many of their leaders enjoy the trappings of royalty and respect. Molossia. Slobovia. The...

After unsuccessfully attempting to get his big body into a small fishbowl, a determined Maru, who is incredibly fond of tight spaces, amazingly succeeded in the same mission but with a rectangular aquarium. Admittedly, Maru didn’t have much room to spare, but he was successful nonetheless. Maru the Cat Figures Out How to Fit His...

A post shared by Tuviajedegrupo (@tuviajedegrupo) on Sep 13, 2017 at 3:45am PDT While staying at the luxurious Giraffe Manor hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, a visiting couple was surprised to find that there were two extra guests who invited themselves to breakfast. Rather than taking a seat at the table, however the long-necked guests named...

A post shared by Lance Phan (@lance_phan) on Apr 23, 2017 at 6:39am PDT 3D artist Lance Phan turns ordinary photos of people into Pixar style characters. Lance’s entire collection of commission work is available to view on Instagram, Facebook, and his website. When he is not fully booked, individuals can ask for their photos...

After taking a bit of time off, comedians Tripp Crosby and Tyler Stanton of Tripp and Tyler hilariously engaged in a dysfunctional conversation that encompasses many of the typical faux pas that many people make without realizing they are doing so the “stare master”, “covert sneak peeker”, “the punctuator” and the “thunder stealer”. Have you missed us? Well, you're...

Performer Hot Dad/Uncle Erik created and sang “I Can’t Get Google“, a hilarious original song with lyrics consisting of questions that people post to the Google Search App Facebook page instead of going to the search engine itself. This boggling trend is rather ironic since JFGIT used to be such the thing to say those...

While on a road in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand, an unsuspecting driver was stopped by an enormous elephant who proceeded to knock the cap off the bed of his pickup truck to search the food the giant pachyderm had evidently smelled. A wild hungry elephant smells food in the pick-up truck, so it decides to...

ThinkGeek is featuring a wonderful Breaking Bad RV Incense Burner. Just open the bullet riddled RV door, insert a burning incense cone and then smoke will start coming out of the RV vent. Those of us in jobs that don’t pay enough for what we put into them have been canoodling our secret plan for...

Los Angeles video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak (a.k.a. “The Nerdwriter“) has created a new video essay where he explores the comic genius of amazing stand-up comedian, writer, producer, and actor Norm MacDonald. Comedian Norm MacDonald Talks About the First Time He Met Robin Williams In a Series of Poignant TweetsNorm Macdonald Offers a...

On an episode of Conan, IT actor Bill Skarsgård sat down with host Conan O’Brien and demonstrated his super creepy Pennywise the clown smile without any makeup on. Bill then chatted about how, to prep for his second audition, he practiced his Pennywise laugh with a clown face painted on while driving through Hollywood. Butterscotch...

Filmmakers Clinton Jones of RocketJump and Shawn Lebert created a special effects-filled action comedy short that follows a group of roommates who play an all too real game of the floor is lava. As the world is slowly being swallowed by hot lava, the trio of roommates attempt to iron out their differences while getting...

While travelling by bus to a game in Amsterdam, a highly encouraged Kai Lewis of Football Road Trips quite effortlessly spun a number of rather salty tales using different accents from around the world that were being randomly called out by his teammates. Amongst the accents Lewis performed were Irish, Northern Irish, Welsh, Scottish, Spanish,...

McFly guitarist and father Tom Fletcher posted a great video in 2015 of his adorable little son, Buzz, giggles uncontrollably whenever his dad blew the seeds off of a dandelion. This is why being a Dad is awesome. This is the first time my son Buzz has ever seen a dandelion…I think he liked it....

In August, we wrote about a driver dressed up as a car seat in order to give the illusion of a driverless car. It was later discovered that the driver was part of an autonomous car program through the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. This very same program was profiled in a thoughtful Wired video essay....

Award-winning filmmaker Nelson Carvajal has put together a wonderful side-by-side visual comparison of actor Rami Malek playing the legendary Freddie Mercury as he came out on stage with Queen during the Live Aid fundraising concert in the upcoming biopic Bohemian Rhapsody with the original clip of the band’s performance in 1985. While the scenes don’t...

Paramount Pictures has released the official trailer for Downsizing, an upcoming sci-fi comedy film directed by Alexander Payne and starring Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph Waltz, and Hong Chau. The movie follows Paul Safranek (Damon) and his wife Audrey (Wiig) as they undergo a procedure to be shrunk down to five inches tall to help...

SpaceX has released a great blooper reel that features a collection of missteps that they had while launching and landing their Falcon 9, the first fully reusable orbital rocket booster. CEO Elon Musk, who once said that “failure is an option here,” proved his point and shared it with all of us to enjoy. The...

Disney•Pixar released a new trailer for Coco, their upcoming animated adventure film directed by Lee Unkrich, co-directed by Adrian Molina, and produced by Darla K. Anderson. The magical trailer follows young aspiring musician, Miguel Rivera (Anthony Gonzalez), as he goes on a vibrant adventure to find his voice. Coco is set to arrive in theaters...

Justin Taylor and Toronto PWC teamed up to send a man in a t-rex costume hovering above a lake on a flyboard in Muskoka, Ontario. Justin used his 300hp race Sea-Doo to push the prehistoric beast up into the air. Unfortunately, what goes up must come down! It took everything my custom built race machine...

While location scouting in Scotland for an upcoming film, photographer Adam Stocker captured that absolute beauty of the legendary Scottish highlands and lochs as he and his friend Sam drove a van through the quiet country roads scattered with sheep and long-haired highland cows. Driving around Scotland in a van is an experience that surpassed...

In December 2014, The Philadelphia Daily News was given a guided tour into the belly of the world’s largest operational musical instrument, an enormous pipe organ that lives in the center of the Macy’s department store at 13th and Market streets. Known as the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, the instrument has a long history within...

Former Japanese baker and designer Yukiko Morita has created Pampshade, a wonderful line of uniquely beautiful lamps and lighting designs that are made out of homemade bread. The recipe is very simple, just flour, salt, yeast, specially resin coated LED’s and batteries for power. Additionally, the finished product gets a coating of resin to keep...

On September 1, 2017, tennis great Serena Williams and reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, a friend of Laughing Squid, welcomed their beautiful baby daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. into the world. To celebrate the occasion, Ohanian put together “Hello World” a beautiful timelapse that documented Williams’ pregnancy and his namesake’s journey, from the day of discovery...

A loudly purring cheetah named Kinji adorably mistook the intentions of a group of angry attacking meerkats on the other side of a wire fence as his personal groomers. Per Dolph C. Volk, the human who cares for all of them along with other animals, Kinji is a very friendly cat and particularly loves the...

When illustrator Bard Edlund felt a stabbing pain in his abdomen he took the logical step of calling his doctor. Concerned that he was having a heart attack, his doctor sent him for a variety of tests to find out what was going on. After the incident, Edlund documented this entire experience in the wonderfully...

While visiting the Bridlington Birds of Prey and Animal Park near East Yorkshire, England, a Sheffield man named Michael Stephenson came across a shy little owl sitting inside a flower pot. As Stephenson got closer, the owl peeped out from the top and then sunk back into the pot over and again in an adorable...

A post shared by James McNabb (@mcnabbstudio) on Sep 13, 2017 at 6:28am PDT Artist and sculptor James McNabb creates absolutely stunning cityscapes that are carved into the wood of circular and abstract sculptures. Every piece he creates is made from reclaimed discarded wood and the intricate skyline carvings are deftly carve with a process...

Jason Scott, a talented filmmaker, speaker, archivist for Internet Archive and good friend of Laughing Squid is now doing a weekly podcast entitled. “Jason Scott Talks His Way Out of It“. The title is very telling as the wonderfully vociferous Scott will be sharing stories, essays, presentations and information for those subjects for which he...

Bad Lip Reading and Netflix teamed up to create “Soy Pablo,” a hilarious fake extended trailer for the third season of Narcos. The amusing trailer features the DEA using a Pablo Escobar doppelganger, former child actor Ryman Branson, to infiltrate the cartel. The actual third season of Narcos is currently available to stream on Netflix....

Comedian Jack Douglass of Jacksfilms has created a hilarious parody based on the Apple September 12 “One More Thing announcement” of the iPhone X, referring to it as a soul sucking, unaffordable “$1,000 emoji machine” that Steve would have wanted. The new iPhone XMoji comes in two new colors – you can’t and afford it....

Italian illustrator and architect Federico Babina has created “ARCHIST CLASSIC,” a glorious animation that depicts the stylized work of famous artists throughout history as architecture. A print featuring the entire series of designs is available to purchase at Society6. A post shared by federico babina (@fbabina) on Sep 13, 2017 at 2:27am PDT Archist, Illustrations...

19-year-old Swiss skier Andri Ragettli posted a video of where he shows off his parkour skills on an obstacle course while training for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Here is his training video from last year. via Deadspin JP Auclair Parkour-Style Skiing Through a NeighborhoodDidga the Athletic Cat Shows Off Her Incredible Parkour Skills in ‘Purrkour’Lexi...

Pastor Kyle Gilbert is back with an out of this world tutorial on how to build a large scale AT-AT Walker from Star Wars out of foam insulation boards. Kyle used Seamster‘s wooden AT-AT Instructable as reference for his build. He posted photos of the step-by-step process on Instructables. We previously wrote about Kyle’s tutorial...

Ortwin Grüttner (a.k.a. “Murmiland“) created an impressive marble run. He set it up so that a single marble rolls down a set of tubes, onto a ramp, and then triggers an avalanche of 2671 marbles that crash into a giant wall of wooden building bricks. via The Awesomer The Wintergatan Marble Machine, A Hand-Cranked Instrument...

Blacksmith, author, and teacher Mark Aspery has created an facinating video where he demonstrates how to forge a corkscrew and handle, from one 3/8-inch square piece of metal, freehand at the anvil. A Simple Technique for Drawing Perfect Freehand CirclesThree Techniques to Draw a Perfect Circle FreehandLegless Corkscrew, A Corkscrew That Looks Like a Pirate...

Mystery History posted a video that follows a builder from Michigan as he figures out how to use ancient technology to move and lift a giant 20 ton stone block by hand using wood, pebbles, counterweights, and man power. How to Turn a Large Block of 256 Melted Crayons Into a Colorful Flower Vase Using...

Kuma Films captured awesome slow motion footage of their very own, Asian Joe, making instant clouds by mixing liquid nitrogen and hot water together in a bucket. A post shared by Kuma Films (@kumafilms) on Sep 6, 2017 at 6:42pm PDT A post shared by asianjoe (@asianjoe) on Sep 7, 2017 at 8:26am PDT Mountain...

How It Should Have Ended created their animated interpretation of how Wonder Woman should have ended. It features character art and animation work by Daniel Baxter with background artwork by Otis Frampton. How the Movie ‘Ant-Man’ Should Have EndedHow Star Wars: The Force Awakens Should Have EndedHow Suicide Squad Should Have Ended

A post shared by Ronja & Victor (@deaf_darlings) on Aug 27, 2017 at 4:47am PDT A beautiful snow-white cat named Victor enjoyed getting a good groom on with the help of his beloved human’s vacuum cleaner. Because Victor is deaf, the noise doesn’t bother him but according to his human it wouldn’t matter anyway. We...

In 2009, a Seattle man came out of his office to find that a mother duck had flown off the ledge of a building and that her little tiny ducklings were preparing to follow in suit. He very quickly placed himself in a strategic spot and caught the ducklings one by one as they jumped....

In September 2016, British artist Noëmi Lakmaier tied herself to 20,000 helium-filled balloons, which kept her afloat for 48 hours in a live art installation entitled “Cherophobia“. Lakmaier repeated the show in September 2017 at the Sydney Opera House in Australia where she stayed afloat for for nine hours. It is an attempt to lift...

Maru, the amazing cat who’s never met a box, bowl or small space he didn’t like, hilariously attempted to fit his big fluffy body into a small glass fishbowl with a narrow opening. He managed to get all four paws in, but not much else. Maru gets into the goldfish bowl. It is already art!...