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President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, but where was his bodyguard? Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler explains that John Frederick Parker, the police officer tasked with protecting Lincoln, had a history of literally falling asleep on the job. Unfortunately, even had the organization been instituted earlier, it […]

Comedian Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant is back with another funny prank where he managed to sneak a collection of fake music albums into a local music store. A photo posted by Obvious Plant (@obviousplant) on Feb 7, 2017 at 9:54am PST A video posted by Obvious Plant (@obviousplant) on Feb 6, 2017 at 11:03am […]

“You can’t get very far in life if you don’t get away from Self” In a remarkable episode of the PBS interview series Blank on Blank that’s beautifully animated by Blend, legendary scientist, botanist and inventor George Washington Carver eloquently opened upabout how he viewed his work in the laboratory as his search for the […]

Fingers of Steel is a short film by Germany, Dresden artist and skateboarder Sebastian Linda that gives us an inside look at athlete Chris Heck as he journeys through the dangerous world of fingerboarding. Chris demonstrates some of the incredible and “life threatening tricks” that he must pull off on a daily basis to up […]

Casually Explained offers some dating advice in the form of relationship red flags to look out for when dating someone new. The warnings range from the practical to the absurd, but ultimately ask the viewer to look inward. White and Red Flag: Disappears for January without a trace, comes back in February expecting you to […]

Brick Burger is a unique restaurant in Pasig, Philippines that serves their customers square burgers that come with LEGO brick shaped buns in multiple colors. A photo posted by Brick Burger (@brickburgerph) on Jan 3, 2017 at 8:14am PST A photo posted by Brick Burger (@brickburgerph) on Dec 23, 2016 at 3:30pm PST A photo […]

A TBS Vendetta FPV racing drone from TeamBlackSheep encountered some paragliders while exploring a snowy Austrian mountain landscape at St. Anton am Arlberg. The TBS Vendetta coasting across the mountain landscape of Austria, Tirol. Getting acquainted with other airborne creatures and teasing them a bit! submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Related Laughing Squid PostsIncredible Footage […]

Filmmakers Clinton Jones and Freddie Wong of RocketJump have created “Dog Wick,” a fantastic special effects-filled parody of John Wick that follows an adorable canine who violently guns down a group of bad guys. John Wick: Chapter 2 is set to blast its way into theaters this week on Friday, February 10th, 2017. They messed […]

An adorable group of curious cats thought that they might have had a new addition to their family when their human brought home a very realistic novelty pillow that looked just a sleeping kitty. The inquisitive felines found out that the pillow was a fake when they sniffed at it so hard that it fell […]

A grass snake in Denmark plays dead on a cold autumn day as a natural defense mechanism against predators and curious people with video cameras. The grass snake uses different strategies when it’s attacked by a predator. One is playing dead, lying on the back with its mouth open and the tongue hanging out. I […]

Industrial designer James Piatt has created the Wine Glass Mask, an inventive goblet that’s shaped like an oxygen mask with facial contours that focus the bouquet of the vintage and controls the amount of oxygen that gets lost as the wine breathes by bringing it back into the glass. As red wine breathes wine molecules […]

Lena Dunham answers 73 random questions by Joe Sabia for Vogue while showing off her home and poodles. Dunham even fields a question asked by Neil Patrick Harris who answered his own series of questions in 2016. Related Laughing Squid PostsTaylor Swift Answers 73 Questions While Giving a Tour of Her Beverly Hills HomeLena Dunham […]

The National Geographic Short Film Showcase documentary “Mr. Overton” tells the story of 109-year old Richard Overton, the oldest living World War II veteran in the United States. Using pictures and examples from his past and his current daily habits – including enjoying a good cigar, Mr. Overton shares what he’s learned over the years […]

Celebrity guests like Maya Rudolph, Sarah Silverman, and Adam Scott join Michael Bolton for Michael Bolton’s Big, Sexy Valentine’s Day Special on Netflix. The special was directed by Scott Aukerman from Comedy Bang Bang and Akiva Schaffer from The Lonely Island. Michael Bolton’s Big, Sexy Valentine’s Day Special is streaming now and features some of […]

Working with the wonderful Carnegie Hall program Ensemble Connect, the Brooklyn Duo performed a beautifully lush, melodic version of the 1984 a-ha dance tune “Take On Me”. Accompanying them was a very talented chamber ensemble made up of violin, viola, cello, bass, clarinet, bassoon and trombone. Take On Me by a-ha, arranged and performed LIVE […]

Enthusiastic antkeeper Mikey Bustos from AntsCanada narrates his colony of yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes) moving to a massive new terrarium to battle a mite infestation in their old home. As a reward for their successful relocation, Bustos drops in a large cockroach for the colony to devour in celebration. A huge war between The […]

Toronto, Canada gamers and artists Jill and T-Bone Forest of Glitch Artwork have created a collection of awesome 3D video game shadow boxes featuring designs based on old school arcade and console games like Pong, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Rampage, Space Invaders, and Super Mario World. The entire series of […]

While visiting the Kids Saving the Rainforest organization in Costa Rica, adventure host Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness went off in search of a meal with Mr. Bean, an adorable baby tamandua (lesser anteater). Upon finding the perfect spot to eat, Peterson watched closely as Mr. Bean eagerly devoured a bevy of termites from the […]

Before Super Bowl 51 took place last weekend, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson‘s team at Seven Bucks Productions managed to set a Guinness World Record for creating the world’s largest seven-layer dip while live on Facebook. The team gave away all 540 pounds of seven-layer dip (with chips) to the homeless. A video posted by Guinness […]

Virgin founder Richard Branson and Barack Obama had a kitesurfing and foilboarding contest in the British Virgin Islands. Now that Obama has some free time, the pair have already planned a rematch off the island of Anegada. One of the first stories Barack told me when he and Michelle arrived on Moskito Island was how, […]

In honor of The Lego Batman Movie hitting theaters later this week, Looper took a look at some of the untold truths about The Lego Movie. They reveal that the animated comedy film almost starred R2-D2, that they featured Will Arnett‘s Lego Batman for the cool factor, and that producer Dan Lin had a tough […]

Netflix released the official trailer for Iron Fist, their upcoming original series that follows Marvel superhero and martial arts master Danny Rand (Finn Jones) as he returns home to avenge his parents. Iron Fist is set to premiere March 17th, 2017 on Netflix. Fifteen years after being presumed dead in a plane crash, Danny Rand […]

Artist Alan Wolfson worked with the original production designer of Seinfeld, Thomas Azzari, to create a tiny and highly detailed replica of Jerry Seinfeld‘s iconic apartment. They are available to pre-order from the Seinfeld Set Replica website and scheduled to ship in June 2017. images via Seinfeld Set Replica via io9 Related Laughing Squid PostsHand-Drawn […]

GE attempted the “Unimpossible Mission” of catching lightning in a bottle and harnessing its energy. The experiment generated two million volts that engineers used to quickly charge a battery and start a car. “Futile!” “Unfeasible!” “Impossible!” At GE, these are some of our favorite words, because we love doing things that supposedly can’t be done. […]

19-year-old Willem Pennings built an Arduino-powered machine that quickly sorts M&Ms and Skittles by color using a color sensor, stepper motor, and 3D-printed parts to direct the flow of candy into six bowls. A sorting machine that is able to sort candy by colour has been on my to-do list for multiple years. I finally […]

In a slightly creepy clip from the PBS version of the BBC Series “Spy in the Wild“, an animatronic spy sloth captured up close footage of a curious three-toed sloth that came to investigate. The footage revealed a tiny ecosystem of insects and fungi that live in a sloth’s fur that symbiotically keep the mammal […]

Stick figure YouTube host Sam O’Nella gives his unique look at the history of the banana republics (not the history of Banana Republic). The term refers primarily to Latin American countries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who relied primarily on fruit exports, and as a result were heavily controlled by fruit companies. […]

Looper takes a look at a handful of films that were nearly destroyed by one bad scene. They dig up scenes from The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar, and The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition. Related Laughing Squid PostsBreaking Wars! Star Bad! – Star Wars / Breaking Bad Mashups on Photoshop Phriday‘2014: A Year in Movies’, […]

Video editor Robert Jones has created a new supercut tribute to memorable dance scenes in 83 movies from the 1990s. The supercut is set to the track “The Bad Touch” by Bloodhound Gang. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Nostalgic Supercut Tribute to Epic Dance Scenes in 1990s MoviesA Supercut Tribute to Some of the Best Dance […]

20th Century Fox has released a new movie clip for Logan, the upcoming Marvel superhero film based on the character Wolverine and Mark Millar‘s Old Man Logan comic book series. The clip finds old man Wolverine protecting a friend by scaring off a hateful group of lowlifes. Logan is set to fight its way into […]

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The 2017 Wind Games, which took place during the first weekend of February in the Catalonian town of Empuriabrava, Spain, showed off the incredibly speed and artistry of dancing inside an indoor skydiving wind tunnel. One standout from the games was 16-year old Maja Kuczynska from Poland, whose incredibly graceful moves wowed the audience. via […]

Animal protector Valia Orfanidou of Orphan Pet in Athens, Greece recounted the beautiful, heart-wrenching story of Cinnamon the orange cat. Cinnamon had lived with the same couple for 17 years but after their deaths, she was subject to a lot of change and even more abuse. Luckily, Cinnamon was rescued by SCARS and given a […]

Jacky Tam from British Tailors, a shop in Hong Kong, demonstrates how to fold and pack a suit, pants, and dress shirt in a suitcase to avoid wrinkles while traveling. The technique may require some practice, but Tam quickly folds the garments with machine-like precision. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsUseful Tips and Life Hacks […]

Ocean predators gang up on a “bait ball” of anchoveta in a clip from BBC Earth‘s documentary series The Blue Planet narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Small fish swim at phenomenal speed and form a daunting bait ball in a desperate attempt to ward off hungry predators. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Gentle Whale Shark Allows […]

In a revealing clip from the PBS version of the BBC Series “Spy in the Wild“, an animatronic warthog captured the wonderfully symbiotic relationship between wild warthogs who lay down for a good cleaning by adorable banded mongooses who in turn, get a good meal. The mongoose removes insects and dried skin from the warthog’s […]

Industrial designer Vimal Patel has built a pair of LEGO-powered self-lacing sneakers similar to the iconic sneakers worn by Marty McFly in Back to the Future Part II. The design makes use of LEGO Technic parts to automatically tighten the sneaker’s laces. This was a quick experiment into combining LEGO with other materials. To build […]

“Keep Calm, Black Sabbath is gone” On February 4, 2017, the legendary band Black Sabbath ended an iconic era when original members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler performed their last show ever. The band had come full circle by performing at the Genting Arena, which is located in their hometown of Birmingham, England […]

Samurai Jack is back to fight for the future, present, and past in a trailer for the fifth season of the popular Cartoon Network series that originally ended in 2004. Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky will return as executive producer during the show’s limited return that will premiere on March 11, 2017. It’s been 50 […]

Engineer William Osman decided to create a remote controlled reward-based robot inspired by the “carrot-stick theory“, using his bulldog Barkley as a subject. Osman built the robot as a backpack for the dog to wear, using a combination of hardware, firmware and software and then added a dangling hot dog (carrot). He also made it […]

Vox contributor Phil Edwards entered the world of Minecraft to explain how it grew from a game into a diverse and expressive art form where players can truly create whatever they imagine. Minecraft’s status as a hit game is well-known — but its massive success has made it more than just a game. As the […]

Looper takes a look at some of the reasons why DC Comics will not make a Robin standalone film. They reveal that it the character has already been killed off in the comics, there are too many versions of Robin to choose from, and too much backstory to introduce The Boy Wonder. Related Laughing Squid […]

Alessia Cara appeared on The Tonight Show to play Wheel of Musical Impressions with host Jimmy Fallon. The pair imitated Lorde, Axl Rose, and other famous singers performing nursery rhymes and commercial jingles. Cara also answered the show’s online “Internet Pop Quiz” about her digital habits. Related Laughing Squid PostsJimmy Fallon and Adam Levine Play […]

A beautiful longhaired tuxedo cat named Pooh proudly strutted around on his new set of prosthetic back paws that had been successfully implanted after his legs had been crushed, possibly by a passing train. A compassionate man found the severely injured Pooh and brought him to Let’s Adopt Bulgaria, a wonderful organization in Sofia that […]

Pop Culture Postage is a solo art show by Orlando, Florida artist Clark Orr at Gallery1988 (West) in Los Angeles featuring his amazing collection of pop culture themed postage stamp designs. The exhibit opened on February 3rd, 2017 and will run until February 18th. Orr’s entire collection of pop culture stamps are available to view […]

Chef Andrew Rea‘s always delicious series Binging With Babish covers how to make the decadent “Lover’s Delight” sundae from 30 Rock. Rea prepares the Tahitian vanilla ice cream from scratch without the aid of a machine, and adorns it with cognac, expensive

Drac Thalassa (a.k.a. “LordDraconical“) created an “Epic Mod Guide” on how to turn the Nerf Rival Nemesis MXVII-10K blaster into an insane foam bullet hose. The Nemesis is scheduled to become available to the public this fall. Fans of Drac can help support his future work on Patreon. This is a really satisfying modification, and […]

Saturday Night Live created a hastily modified welcome video for travelers from the United States Customs and Border Protection department to reflect President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration ban. The U.S. customs welcome video has recently undergone some changes. Related Laughing Squid PostsWelcome to Night Vale Performs a Live Show at the 2013 Los Angeles Podcast […]

In their amusing Super Bowl ad, It’s A Ten Hair Care that ask America to do their part with great hair over the next four years. It can be on one’s head, face, back or front, human or canine, young or old so long as it makes the wearer happy. America, we’re in for at […]

Host Garyx Wormuloid (Mark Schroeder) from the Wisecrack series Earthling Cinema gave an amusing alien perspective on the hidden meaning behind Disney‘s 1992 animated film, Aladdin. Related Laughing Squid PostsEarthling Cinema Gives a Hilarious Alien Perspective on the Hidden Meaning Behind ShrekA Hilarious Alien Perspective on the Hidden Meaning Behind ‘Watchmen’An Alien Analyzes the Hidden […]