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A post shared by Gina ???? (@missginadarling) on Mar 15, 2017 at 7:49pm PDT Los Angeles Youtuber and gamer Gina Darling shared photos on Instagram, Twitter, and Imgur of her Aunt and soon to be Uncle’s hilarious “notice to appear in court” wedding invites that probably scared plenty of family and friends. Gina’s Aunt is, […]

Formation Creations has made a collection of creepy fireproof human skull logs that can be used in your gas fireplace or fire pit that are sure to frighten family members and friends. The black, white, brown, and grey skulls are available to purchase from Amazon. images via Formation Creations via Valhalla’s Chosen, The Awesomer Related […]

I just got to pilot an awesome (and huge) robot thanks to Hankook Mirae Technology. Nice! #MARS2017 pic.twitter.com/MvN6ghEYFi — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) March 20, 2017 Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos posted a photo of himself piloting a giant Hankook Mirae Method-2 robot suit at the annual Amazon Robotics conference drawing comparisons to robotic mech […]

An enormous flock Indian Runner ducks eagerly rushed off work at the South African winery that employed the determined birds to keep the vines snail-free. An explanation of how the ducks assist the winery. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsA Realistic-Looking Latex Mallard Duck Mask by Archie McPheeThe Emotional Stages That a First-Time Marathon Runner […]

A giant Brahma rooster squeezed out of the hen house, stretched out in the morning sunshine and proudly strutted around the yard, showing off his gorgeously feathered self. The rooster’s human James stated that “(translated) it’s a rooster’s world”, which appears valid in this scenario as James found a different Brahma rooster on the other […]

Pink Trombone by Dood.al visualizes an interactive cross-section of the human vocal tract that users can manipulate to simulate speech and other vocal sounds. The simulator produces different sounds based on where users slide the variable positions of the tongue, lips, and hard and soft palate, which can be altered in real time. via Søren […]

The filmmakers at Corridor Digital have created an action packed parody of John Wick that replaces the deadly real guns with foam bullet spewing Nerf guns. When the price on an assassin’s head goes up each time he kills, it’s Nerf or nothing. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Drone Mounted With a Nerf Disc Gun Dogfights […]

Aardman Animations has released a teaser trailer for Early Man, an upcoming stop-motion animated prehistoric caveman film directed by Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run creator Nick Park. The movie follows Dug (Eddie Redmayne), a caveman who leads his tribe to go up against the villainous Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston). Early Man is set to […]

A post shared by lance gerber (@lance.gerber) on Mar 16, 2017 at 9:26am PDT In a very meta site-specific project for DesertX entitled “Visible Distance“, multi-media artist Jennifer Bolande replaced the ads usually on billboards that were blocking the view of upcoming mountains along a stretch of highway in the Coachella Valley with enlarged photos […]

Chuck Berry, the legendary musician whose incredible talent and flamboyant style helped to form the bedrock of modern rock and roll, passed away on March 8, 2017 at his home in St. Charles County, Missouri. He was 90 years old. Friends and fans have expressed their sadness and condolences on social media. "One of my […]

Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler explains why Greenland is considered an island, while Australia is classified as a continent. Greenland is the world’s largest island, while Australia is the smallest continent. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe True Size Of, An Online Map Tool That Accurately Compares the Actual Size of CountriesChocolate Zoetrope at the […]

James Suibhne has created an in-depth animated history of Spain as part of his ongoing series of animated history videos which previously included Russia, France, Germany and Scotland. Tucked away on the Iberian peninsula, discover how the Roman province of Hispania became the foothold of Islam in Europe in the Medieval Period, before uniting to […]

Cocktail Chemistry shows how he recreated and improved three signature cocktails from The Simpsons. It’s the first video in his new series “Recreated”, where he recreates drinks from TV shows and movies. Here we’re recreating the Flaming Homer, Skittlebräu, and one that I really don’t recommend. Related Laughing Squid PostsHow to Make Batman’s Batarang From […]

A post shared by JÉRÔME JARRE (@jeromejarre) on Mar 17, 2017 at 11:50am PDT Social media celebrities such as Jérôme Jarre, Casey Neistat, Chakabars, Juanpa Zarita along with actor/director Ben Stiller partnered with Turkish Airlines to charter one plane at a time to carry much needed food staples to those who are starving in Somalia. […]

A guinea pig engages in impressive baked potato cosplay. 42 days later and the humans still have no idea. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsBaked Potato Bean Bag Chair Topped with a Butter Pat Accent PillowWords That Rhyme With Yam and ‘Baked Yams With Dill’ on Episode 19 of ‘You Suck at Cooking’‘Great Depression Cooking’, […]

A hilarious parody by of the now infamous BBC Dad interview during which young children interrupted their father while on-air, comedy troupe Jono and Ben posit what might have happened if a mother was interrupted in the same manner. We have all see the BBC interview where the babies walked in. But what if it […]

Upon receiving a hateful, poorly written email, prolific rapper Mac Lethal responded the best way he knew how – with a rap grammar lesson. Before doing so, however he read the email out loud, verbally correcting the atrocious spelling used. I received a HILARIOUS piece of hate-mail today, and decided to respond to it with […]

A tiny little pug puppy was the picture of absolute serenity as she lay on her back in soapy water while her human gave her a yummy tummy sponge bath. The little dog was so relaxed that she could barely keep her big brown eyes open. Related Laughing Squid PostsClever Parrot Constantly Tests and Adjusts […]

In the first of the two-part episode “Dinner Date: Main Course“, a mischievous Simon’s Cat interrupts a romantic dinner that Simon had planned for a lady friend who had come over. Under the guise of being cute, the ever-hungry feline affectionately purrs, rubs and grooms the visitor until Simon comes back into the room and […]

Great Big Story visited the small town on the Welsh island of Anglesey with the longest name in the whole of Europe and one of the longest in the world. Containing an astounding 58 letters, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch was not always known by that name, but in the mid-19th century, it was changed in a publicity stunt […]

Frankfort, Kentucky Disney enthusiasts Josh Brown and his wife Hannah Brown did an amazing job of remodeling their basement to look just like the Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom. According to Inside the Magic, Josh carefully crafted everything from the “stripes of the stretch room to the iconic eye wall paper.” Hanna shared more photos […]

Portland Anarchist Road Care (PARC) is a community collaboration of skilled workers who volunteer their services to fix the damaged roads around Portland, Oregon. Citing concerns about governmental bureaucracy, the current political climate, a lack of funds and a seeming lack of care, the members of PARC decided to take things into their own very […]

Vox contributor Dean Peterson created an animated video that explores the economics of beard popularity in the United States. We may have reached “peak beard.” You may think people grow beards because of their fashionability or warmth, but author and professor Stephen Mihm says there might be another reason. In a New York Times piece, […]

Professional mountain biker and freeskier Mike Hopkins of Diamondback Bicycles created DreamRide 2, a magical short film that follows Mike as he embarks on a magical adventure where trails never end. Filmmakers Jordan Manley, Scott Secco, and David Peakcock captured incredible footage of Mike making his way through the islands of Hawaii, as well as […]

In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, Puddles Pity Party performed a heartfelt cover of the classic Irish ballad “Danny Boy” written by Frederic Weatherly. Puddles is currently on tour if you want to catch him live. Two dudes doin what two dudes do. @bobcatgoldthwait @crabapplescomedy #cry #onions A post shared by Oh hello, I'm Puddles […]

A post shared by Robbie Postma (@robbie_postma) on Mar 9, 2017 at 10:24pm PST Seafood MENU is a scrumptious photography project, created by chef Robbie Postma of the J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam cafeteria and photographer Robert Harrison, where Robbie literally wears his menu right on his face creating a series of creepy self-portraits. Instead of […]

In an amusing episode of her wonderfully crafty culinary series, a young woman who goes by the name Office Ono prepared a couple of steaks for herself and her boss on a homemade barbecue on her desk created from random items found in and around her workspace. Her first attempt was with a piece of […]

A skier captured terrifying POV Footage of a Utah Skier Jumping Off of a Cliff and Crashing Into a TreePOV footage of their trip over a snowy cliff before crashing straight into a tree on February 27th, 2017 at the Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah. “It was a big powder day at Snowbird Ski Resort […]

On an amusing episode of their Honest Ads series, Cracked imagines a what it would be like if grocery store commercials actually gave us the truth. Related Laughing Squid PostsWhat If Antidepressant Commercials Were HonestIf Beer Ads Were Forced to Be Honest, A Beer Commercial Parody by CrackedGrocery Outlet, Supermarket Chain Where Oddball Products End […]

While searching for critters through the lowland forests of Costa Rica for hours, adventurer Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness found and captured an elusive giant smoky jungle frog who let out a series of loud mewing screams that were meant to sound an alarm. The quick-moving but rightly confused amphibian repeatedly tried to escape Peterson’s […]

Alex Luthor has created a thrilling fan trailer for a Matrix 4 reboot that features a mashup of scenes from other popular action and sci-fi films like John Wick, Doctor Strange, Inception, and Edge of Tomorrow. Related Laughing Squid PostsA 1990s VHS-Style Action Movie Trailer for the ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot FilmElders React to the Trailer […]

Columbus, Ohio animator and artist Jason Moody of Arch City Studio has created a new episode of their ongoing Nostalgia Snax series where he explores what made Saturday morning cartoons so special back in the 1980s and 1990s. Nostalgia Snax #wallpaper anyone? pic.twitter.com/Dfc7VLkxrD — Nostalgia Snax (@jasonandwho) March 17, 2017 Related Laughing Squid PostsStop-Motion Action […]

Jack of All Genius has created a Star Wars parody of professor Robert Kelly‘s hilarious BBC News interview that was crashed by his children. It features R2-D2 and BB-8 barging into a room with Darth Vader and interrupting the Sith Lord while he is communicating with Emperor Palpatine. The two mischievous droids are quickly removed […]

In an amusing animation promoting the release of Medium Rarities, a collection of his rare and unreleased tracks from 1978 to 2017, Weird Al Yankovic becomes a cartoon running in an evolving video game that travels along a timeline of the songs in the collection. It will be included in the 15-album box-set, Squeeze Box: […]

In a hilarious outtake from the iconic Carol Burnett Show, the incomparable Tim Conway absolutely slayed his fellow castmates with funny stories about circus elephants during a “Mama’s Family” sketch. The stories were delivered straight-faced and in the most deadpan manner, a unique ability for which he was very well known. Tim Conway destroys his […]

A post shared by Fish & Chips (@adventuresoffishandchips) on Mar 14, 2017 at 9:25am PDT Fish and Chips are a couple of adventurous kitties who enjoy exploring the great outdoors on and around their home Vancouver Island and elsewhere with their devoted humans. Both cats are as equally comfortable walking on a leash as they […]

In 1945, Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dalí collaborated with John Hench of Walt Disney Studios to create Destino, a gorgeously surreal animation that tells the legendary story of Chronos, who, as the personification of time, could not allow himself to fall in love with a mortal woman. Due to unexpected delays, personality conflicts and financial […]

A farmer in Noggerup, Western Australia was surprised to find that a round hay bale that had been moved away from the reach of mischievous bull calves, was inexplicably moving across the yard. What the farmer hadn’t yet realized, however, is that one one of these playful little bulls had followed the bale over the […]

A post shared by SmithsonianTranscriptionCenter (@smithsoniantranscriptioncenter) on Mar 15, 2017 at 1:49pm PDT The National Museum of American History is asking the public to help transcribe late comedian Phyllis Diller‘s extensive gag file of more than 52,000 jokes and stories. Users can visit the Smithsonian’s online transcription center to read scanned cards from the file […]

The 2015 ESPN documentary “E:60” tells the wonderful story of Chase, the famous bat retrieving dog who served the Trenton Thunder baseball team for the greater part of his life, as amusingly told by his son Derby. Derby had been trained to follow in his father’s paw prints since the day he was born and […]

“Kamala” is an amazing Ms. Marvel fan film by Anita Kalathara and Landis Aponte. It follows Marvel‘s relatable Pakistani American teenager Kamala Kahn, brilliantly played by Anita, as she battles pressure from other students at her school for being a child of an immigrant family and uses her shapeshifting abilities to take on a group […]

A captivating 360° video captures the smoke and fire of a NASA RS-25 rocket engine test at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The RS-25 engines are being tested as past of the Space Launch System that will send the next generation of spacecraft into orbit and beyond. See the power of 512,000 pounds of […]

In a fascinating episode of the Reaction series “Speaking of Chemistry“, host Sarah Everts explains how the chemical components of catnip that are so attractive to felines – nepetalactone and nepetalactol – also act as a deadly trap for the aphids that feed on the plant. The catnip plant produces aphid pheromones to attract aphid […]

Gross Science host Anna Rothschild explains why Hydnora africana is one of the strangest and worst smelling plants in the world. The plant spends most of its life underground, emerging only to mate by luring insects with the scent of rotting flesh. The plant Hydnora africana is a parasite that smells foul…and that’s not even […]

Zebra Corner is back and this time they inserted a “Real Person” named Mahk into the blind panel of Chevy’s “More Awards” car commercial from earlier this year. Mahk was not impressed at all with the J.D. Power initial quality awards that Chevy won four years in a row. We previously wrote about Zebra Corner‘s […]

A sweet little chihuahua-pug mix named Poppy loves going for a W-A-L-K so much that whenever either of her humans ask the question aloud, she chatters, squeaks and howls with joy. No matter if she’s just woken up, if she’s playing with her canine sibling or if she’s already outdoors, little Poppy is always ready […]

Adam Savage of Tested had the pleasure of visiting Weta Workshop to find out how they made props and costumes for the upcoming Ghost in the Shell film. In Tested’s latest video, Savage ventured to the studio’s 3D modeling room to learn how they built the incredible 3D-printed robot endoskeleton. Chatting with Weta Workshop technician […]

Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robots (PUFFER) are origami-inspired robots designed by NASA to explore extreme terrain. The resilient robots can reach areas traditional rovers cannot, and be deployed in groups as a more affordable option than large robots. PUFFERs can adjust the angle of their wheels to gain better traction on slopes, or to lower […]

Popupband, a smart music company based in New York City, have created the Popuele, an incredible sound responsive, bluetooth-enabled, smart ukulele that uses video games, pre-loaded chords and songs, and fret lighting to help quickly teach a novice how to play and then continue to play the instrument. Popupband is raising funds through Indiegogo in […]

UK artist Matthew Gollop has created a glorious collection of metal bonsai tree sculptures out of strands of wire. According to Matthew, he sometimes uses over 500 feet of wire on a single tree. Gollop’s beautiful metal bonsai trees are available to purchase on his website. This all started when I was at a meal […]