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(larger) A History of Space Travel is an art print by Pop Chart Lab that “maps over 400 crewed space missions from 1961 to present.” It includes spacesuits, and spacecraft. Signed and numbered prints are available to purchase from the Pop Chart Lab shop. Make some space on your wall for our second infographic foray […]The post A History of Space Travel, An Art Print Mapping Over 400 Crewed Space Missions From 1961 to Present appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Great Big Story online series “Planet Earth” took an up-close look at a beautiful red-faced bald uakari monkey – an animal ambassador who was happy to snack on treats and play around with a log. These primates are primarily arboreal, but their habitat is slowly being eroded and their population is dwindling, causing the […]The post An Up Close Meeting With a Beautiful Red-Faced Bald Uakari Monkey of the Rainforest appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a great episode of The Tonight Show, Tina Fey joined host Jimmy Fallon and his barbershop quartet The Ragtime Gals to sing a cover of Bruno Mars‘ song “That’s What I Like.” Here is the original song. Related Laughing Squid PostsJoseph Gordon-Levitt Sings ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’ With Jimmy Fallon and His Barbershop […]The post Tina Fey Sings Bruno Mars’ Song ‘That’s What I Like’ With Jimmy Fallon and His Barbershop Quartet appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Nikki Cannon ??? (@thatwonderfuldorothy) on May 4, 2017 at 11:49am PDT Disneyland in Anaheim, California is featuring colored lightsaber churros that are being sold from a stand inside the park. The tasty looking lightsaber desserts are sparking all sorts of delicious Star Wars battles throughout the park. Mig Vee and Lovely […]The post Disneyland Featuring Colored Lightsaber Churros That Are Sparking Delicious Star Wars Battles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the beautifully animated “Still Life” by the very talented artist Mike Pelletier, various fruits, vegetables and breads amazingly deflate, leaving the skin in a droopy pile on the ground, while others temporarily re-inflate at various intervals in an odd dance of corporeal remains. Pelletier refers to this process as “Nature Morte” and used a […]The post ‘Still Life’, Foods Deflate and Re-Inflate In a Brilliantly Odd Animated Dance of Corporeal Remains appeared first on Laughing Squid.

German martial arts master Kerim Duygu set a new, painful looking Guinness World Record for breaking the most baseball bats with his shins in 1 minute. Kerim was able to snap a whopping total of 65 bats. As permitted by the official guidelines, Kerim recruited a number of helpers to place the bats in vertical […]The post Martial Arts Master Sets Guinness World Record for Breaking 65 Baseball Bats With His Shins in 1 Minute appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of his wonderful P3 Hotline Request series, Puddles Pity Party offered his rich, velvety voice to a brilliant saloon-style cover of the amazing Tom Waits song “One Last Look” P³ Request Hotline comes up Tom Waits today. Rich and I made it saloon style. Hope ya like. https://t.co/KSwwfg86Br — Puddles Pity Party (@PuddlesPityP) […]The post Puddles Pity Party Sings a Saloon-Style Cover of ‘One Last Look’ by Tom Waits in a Rich, Velvety Voice appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Disney•Pixar released a new “Rivalry” trailer for Cars 3, the upcoming animated sequel to Cars and Cars 2 produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The trailer follows Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) as he loses to a young new competitor, Jackson Storm (Armie Hammer), and fights tooth and nail to regain […]The post Lightning McQueen Fights Tooth and Nail to Regain His Place at the Top in a New Trailer for Cars 3 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak who is also known as the The Nerdwriter took a deep look at the incredibly popular trend of fidget spinners, the Fidget Cube and other similar toys. In doing so, Pushak also told the somber story of Catherine Hettinger, who, in the 1990s, was suffering from the autoimmune […]The post The Untold Story of the Woman Who Invented the Original Version of the Popular Fidget Spinner appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An amusing animation by the candid, fast-talking and highly informative Bill Wurtz covers the history of the entire world in a rather loose but fascinating manner. Wurtz began when time and space were formed and culminated with a need to save the planet. He also included all the things that took place in between over […]The post An Amusing Animation Explaining the History of the Entire World in Less Than 20 Minutes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While participating in the WFL World Run on Sunday May 7th, runners in Munich were surprised to find that a herd of over 600 sheep and goats were keeping pace right beside them. Luckily neither human nor animal spooked easily, so it everyone appeared to have a good time. We've now got sheep in Munich! […]The post Over 600 Goats and Sheep Join the Wings for Life Marathon in Munich, Germany appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The KQED series “Deep Look” explores the incredible ability of the decorator crab to accessorize with the flora of its surroundings in order to avoid becoming easy prey for the countless animals who see it as a tasty meal. The camouflaging materials stick to the crab with velcro-like hairs all over its body, so nothing […]The post The Amazing Ability of the Decorator Crab to Accessorize and Camouflage at the Same Time appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Fiona the adorable, happy and healthy hippopotamus who was prematurely born in January at the Cincinnati Zoo, opened wide for a quick dental check on her incoming teeth and tusks. Fiona has some new incisor tusks peeking through on top and also some lower dental development. She enjoys the dental check and mouth massage, so […]The post Fiona the Rescued Baby Hippopotamus Happily Opens Wide for a Quick Dental Checkup appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2012 we wrote about a gorgeous film by Jamie Scott entitled “Fall“, which encompassed six months of the changing colors of Central Park in timelapse. In the three years since Scott has followed up with a beautiful companion piece entitled “Spring“, which features colorful flowers in different scenarios as they appear to instantly bloom […]The post Spring, A Gorgeous 4K Timelapse Showing Colorful Flowers Blooming Instantly appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Cone by WISKI Cat is a cleverly designed, modern footed cat scratching post that doubles as a comfy little spot for a sleepy kitty to lay a heavy head. The outer shell is made from natural sisal that can be easily changed when worn out and the included washable pillow flips over to a […]The post The Cone, A Sleek Modern Cat Scratching Post That Doubles as a Comfy Cozy Kitty Bed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather timely episode of their very insightful animated video series, the School of Life explains the origins of narcissism, the behaviors associated with narcissism and how of narcissism is actually rooted in the insecurity of having an extremely low opinion oneself rather than a sense of inflated self-worth. Most of the problems of […]The post How Narcissism Is Rooted In Self-Hatred appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Fearless wingsuit pilots Ben Verde and Brandon Mikesell captured GoPro Hero footage of themselves completing their ultimate dream of flying between skyscrapers and buildings in Panama City, Panama. Their video was a winning selection for the GoPro Awards, which accepts submissions and rewards creators for their best content shot with a GoPro camera. A post […]The post GoPro Footage of Fearless Wingsuit Pilots Flying Between Skyscrapers and Buildings in Panama City appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Gavin Free of The Slow Mo Guys captured super slow motion footage of Dan Gruchy jumping off of a ladder and onto a large trampoline filled with 1,000 mousetraps. The slow motion segment was filmed at 1,000fps with a Phantom Flex 4k camera. Gav and Dan spend 4 hours setting up 1000 mouse traps and […]The post Diving Onto a Large Trampoline Filled With 1,000 Mousetraps in Super Slow Motion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The On Bicycle Stand is a quirky and fun little bike stand, created by Japanese designer Yuma Kano of Studio Yumakano for Nemoto Shipyard, that is shaped like a mini bicycle. They are available to purchase from the Yumakano shop. It is designed to solve the problem of randomly parked and bunched up bicycles on […]The post A Quirky Bike Stand Shaped Like a Mini Bicycle appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a hilarious segment on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the wily host went off into a wavy dream sequence as he remembered his last day at The Daily Show. There to complete the memory were original cast members Samantha Bee, Rob Corddry, Ed Helms, John Oliver (as Steve Carell) and an elusive Jon […]The post Original Correspondents of The Daily Show Reunite in a Hilarious Skit About Colbert’s Last Day in 2005 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Scientists Yang Zhang, Gierad Laput and Chris Harrison, who work in the Human Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University have created “Electrick” a truly ingenious, yet low cost and simple process that makes just about any solid or semi-solid object touch-enabled for input and interaction with electronic devices. Using a combination of electric field […]The post An Ingenious Low Cost Way to Easily Make Almost Any Solid or Semi-Solid Object Touch Enabled appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Alex Luthor has created a epic movie trailer mashup where well-known characters from Star Wars films face off against characters from Lord of the Rings movies to battle to the death. Related Laughing Squid Posts‘Star Wars’ and ‘Star Trek’ Characters Battle to the Death in a Galaxy Far, Far AwayPhotographer Dresses Adoptable Kittens as Characters […]The post Characters From Star Wars and Lord of the Rings Films Face Off In an Epic Fan Made Movie Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On episode 8 of the Little How To Girl series, an adorable little girl demonstrates how to properly change the oil in your vehicle. Making sure to take a delicious cookie break while the old oil drains out of your car is very important. The car being worked on in this video is a 2013 […]The post Adorable Little Girl Demonstrates How to Properly Change the Oil in Your Vehicle appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An incredibly animated dancing sign language interpreter brilliantly rapped with her hands, capturing the lyrics and spirit of Snoop Dogg‘s performance at the 2017 New Orleans Jazz Fest. The interpreter, a Portland, Oregon resident named Holly Maniatty has provided her uniquely wonderful skills to a variety of famous acts including Bruce Springsteen, Wu Tang Clan […]The post Dancing Sign Language Interpreter Brilliantly Raps With Her Hands During a Snoop Dogg Performance appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Eclectic Method worked with Gamerdisco to create a killer musical remix using only the weapon sounds from first-person shooter video games. They feature the sounds of The Last Word hand gun from Destiny, all of the guns from GoldenEye 007, the Needler from the Halo game series, and the Flail Gun from Bulletstorm. Related Laughing […]The post A Killer Remix of Weapon Sounds From First-Person Shooter Video Games appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies teamed up with the “king of pop culture,” Doug the Pug, to demonstrate how to make cute pug cupcakes. A post shared by Rosanna Pansino (@rosannapansino) on May 6, 2017 at 10:24am PDT A post shared by Rosanna Pansino (@rosannapansino) on May 6, 2017 at […]The post Rosanna Pansino Makes Cute Pug Cupcakes With Help From Doug the Pug appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek is featuring a shield shaped medieval cutting board that comes with stainless steel battle axe and spear blades for cutting. The rubberwood board allows you to slice your cheese and salami while all of your royal subjects, friends, and family feast. Whether you like to pretend that your cheese embodies your mortal enemies, or […]The post A Shield Shaped Medieval Cutting Board With Battle Axe and Spear Blades appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Snatched stars Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn sat down with Wired to answer some of the web’s most searched questions about the themselves during an Autocomplete Interview. RelatedRyan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal Answer the Most Searched Questions About ThemselvesMorgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin Answer Their Most Searched QuestionsJennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt Answer […]The post Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About Themselves appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Mario Wienerroither has taken the famous half-animated video for the A-HA song “Take On Me“, strategically stripped the music out and dubbed in appropriate reactive sounds. Without the music, the lighthearted romance of the original video was gone and a more sinister theme took its place. The original, softer and more romantic version of the […]The post The Sinister Theme That Appears When the Music Is Stripped Out of the A-HA ‘Take On Me’ Video appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A confident mother duck proudly led her adorable brood of tiny ducklings through the wide hallways of Bozeman High School in Montana on their merry way to the creek at the front of the school. Luckily, the school has come to expect this cute little parade every year and are happy to keep their doors […]The post A Mother Duck Confidently Leads Her Tiny Ducklings Through a High School Hallway on the Way to Water appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Hobby horsing is a popular sport amongst young Finnish girls between the ages of 10 and 18, who recreate equestrian traditions such as show jumping and dressage with their own bodies while properly holding on to their beloved companions. While hobby horsing appears to be unusual or childish to outside eyes, the girls who participate […]The post The Uniquely Empowering Sport of Hobby Horsing appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Inspired by the return of MTV’s Super Sweet 16, the incredible Improv Everywhere plotted a very festive mission – a surprise “Sweet 16” party that took place on the Q Train full of commuters. Riders were asked to hold signs and help quickly decorate the car. By the time they were done, everyone aboard began […]The post Improv Everywhere Throws a Surprise Sweet 16 Party in a Subway Car Where All Riders Were Invited appeared first on Laughing Squid.

After visiting the famous Rabbit Island in Japan, the filmmakers of Beat Down Boogie decided that a day at Japan’s famous Cat Island would be the next logical step. Situated on Tashirojima in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan, the island is the home to hundreds of curious felines who wander freely, interacting with humans on their own […]The post Beautiful Footage of the Legendary Felines Who Inhabit Japan’s Famous Cat Island appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate Star Wars Day last week, geeky and creative father Donovan Ewing (a.k.a. “The Beardless Man“) created an awesome Rogue One themed tutorial video where he demonstrates how to make a K-2SO skateboarding helmet that features glowing eyes. We previously wrote about the Star Wars Millennium Falcon tablet theater that Donovan made for his […]The post K-2SO Skateboarding Helmet With Glowing Eyes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Per his usual practice, the candidly outspoken Mr. Forthright offered very helpful advice to assist one in appearing taller to others. Use the power of positive thinking. Think about tall things carrots giraffes …Make yourself appear taller by hanging out with just children and little people always be stretching. …maximize your height by staying a […]The post A Candid Mr. Forthright Offers Helpful Advice About Appearing Taller to Others appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a sponge-worthy episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make some of the most iconic foods from the Seinfeld television series. In part 1, Andrew prepared Yev Kassem‘s (The Soup Nazi) wild mushroom soup, Elaine‘s muffin tops, and Jerry‘s cinnamon babka. The complete wild mushroom soup recipe is available on […]The post How to Make Iconic Foods From Seinfeld appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A rather frank and forthright Trader Joe’s employee who goes by the named Trader Steve waxed a bit profanely while sitting in his employer’s parking lot about a family of birds who make their nest right next to the store and the protective bird Steve called a “smug bastard” who keeps watch over them. Realizing […]The post Outspoken Trader Joe’s Employee Gets Attacked by a Protective Bird Whom He Called a Smug Bastard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Parents Austin and Lindsay Luchtenburg released a cute video featuring their adorable little daughter, Leni, who is trying super hard to get rid of her shadow by sternly telling it “no!” and to “get off!” She then attempts to wipe it away with her hand and bring her feet up off of the ground. Get […]The post Adorable Little Girl Tries to Get Rid of Her Shadow by Sternly Telling It to ‘Get Off!’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While riding through the Malino Brdo Ski and Bike Family Park in Ružomberok, Slovakia on their mountain bikes, photographer Dušan Vinžík and a friend narrowly escaped a scary encounter with an annoyed bear. While his friend skillfully outraced the charge, Vinžík slowed down a bit to let the the angry ursine voluntarily run back into […]The post A Quick Thinking Mountain Biker Skillfully Outraces a Charging Bear on a Path in the Woods appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While waiting for their bags at Toronto Pearson International airport, Professor Cameron Graham and a person who goes by the name LA both captured the unexpected, but adorable sight of a confused baby raccoon peaking out from a ceiling tile. a baby raccoon just casually hanging in the ceiling at Pearson airport welcoming passengers!! ? […]The post A Confused Baby Raccoon Peeks Out From the Ceiling of the Toronto Pearson Baggage Claim appeared first on Laughing Squid.

For the “First Drafts of Rock” segment on The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon along with guests Kevin Bacon and Chris Stapleton hilariously dressed up as the very distinctive-looking Dusty Hill, Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top to perform an amusing first draft rewrite of their classic megahit “Legs“. .@ZZTop (Jimmy, @kevinbacon, and […]The post Jimmy Fallon, Kevin Bacon and Chris Stapleton Perform as ZZ Top in a Funny First Draft of ‘Legs’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Competitive eater Kevin Strahle (aka “L.A. Beast“) managed to set the Guinness World Records for eating the most Bhut jolokia (Ghost Peppers) in 2 minutes and consuming the most Chicken McNuggets in 3 minutes. Kevin was able to devour 121.90 grams (4.30 oz) of peppers and 642.12 grams (22.65 oz) of nuggets in his given […]The post L.A. Beast Sets Guinness World Records for Eating Ghost Chili Peppers and Chicken McNuggets appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Earlier this year, professional cake decorator Zoe Hopkinson of Zoe’s Fancy Cakes created an out of this world tutorial video where she demonstrates how to make a super cute Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 cake portraying Baby Groot. I was inspired to make this Groot cake after watching the trailer for Guardians of the […]The post A Super Cute Baby Groot Cake appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Nanodots by Nanomagnetics are super strong tiny magnetic balls that can be used to build all sorts of complex creations. Sets of 216 Nanodots are available to purchase from the Laughing Squid store for $34.99 (12% off retail price) in original, gold, silver and black. Nanodots are magnetic spheres precision-milled from sintered neodynium-iron-boron and designed […]The post Nanodots, Super Strong Tiny Magnetic Balls That Can Be Used To Build All Sorts of Complex Creations appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Russian artist Catherine Abanina (a.k.a. “Aba-Laba“) has created an adorable Alien Xenomorph plush that kills with cuteness and not razor sharp teeth. The handmade toy is available to purchase on her Etsy shop. via Sci-Fi Design, MightyMega RelatedAlien Chestburster Plush ToyHow H. R. Giger Crafted the Horrific Xenomorph Creature for Ridley Scott’s Film ‘Alien’A Xenomorph […]The post An Adorable Alien Xenomorph Plush appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Thrasher Magazine has created a montage video of skateboarder Sean Greene not letting fear get in his way as he bombs down steep hills in San Francisco at insane speeds. They also interviewed Sean about the thrills of bombing hills. via Digg RelatedExtreme Barbie Jeep Racing, A Dangerous Downhill Challenge in Plastic Toy VehiclesLongboarding Down […]The post Skateboarder Sean Greene Bombs Down Steep Hills in San Francisco at Insane Speeds appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Warner Bros. has released the new trailer for Blade Runner 2049, the upcoming sci-fi movie directed by Denis Villeneuve, co-produced by Ridley Scott, and sequel to the original Blade Runner film from 1982. The mysterious new trailer unites Ryan Gosling, playing LAPD Officer K, and Harrison Ford who is reprising his role as Rick Deckard. […]The post Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford Unite in a Mysterious New Trailer for Blade Runner 2049 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

By request, the golden-throated Puddles Pity Party performed a touching cover of the late, greatThe post Puddles Pity Party Performs a Touching Cover of the Iconic David Bowie Anthem ‘Space Oddity’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Alexy Frangieh (@alexyfrangieh) on Mar 5, 2017 at 10:51pm PST Official Nikon photographer Alexy Frangieh created an absolutely gorgeous interactive “timeslice” through a process he calls “Stratochronokinetics“. The process built sliding slices from hundreds of digital photos taken from the same location in Ehden, Lebanon over the course of ten months. […]The post An Amazing Interactive Timeslice Photo Encompassing Ten Months of Life in Lebanon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Clanker Man” by Fume Films is a clever short film about a man named Terry who takes immense pride in his job providing the visual and aural ambience of his town. Unfortunately, cut backs are taking place, his job takes place in secret and no one understands why he does what does, including himself. Reality […]The post Clanker Man, A Short Film About the Troubled Man Who Is Responsible for the Ambience of His City appeared first on Laughing Squid.