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Larry David gives a very Larry David answer to an audience member’s question during a 2015 TimesTalks interview when the young man makes a special request for his sister. David gave a number of other pretty, pretty good answers about his play Fish in the Dark during the interview. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsJason […]

The informative series Today I Found Out reveals the most probably explanation for why a dollar is often called a “buck.” Host Simon Whistler explains the slang term most likely derives from the practice of trading deer and other animal skins as currency before the America dollar was established in 1792. As with many etymologies, […]

ThinkGeek is featuring an officially licensed Space Invaders Arcade Cabinet Backpack that provides a retro way of storing all of your small, medium, and large alien invaders. The water-resistant backpack features an “invader design on zippers, silicone arcade cabinet buttons, an insert quarter hole,” and more. As fun as carrying around an entire arcade cabinet […]

Bobby Nicholas III demonstrates how to recreate the features of the new MacBook Pro in just 30 seconds. The modifications are surprisingly simple and most users should be able to follow the steps shown in the video without too much difficulty. Check out this quick summary of the 2016 MacBook pro… check before you buy! […]

Galaxy of Toys shared a vintage interview with Mark Hamill from 1983 where he talks about how he and George Lucas discussed Luke Skywalker‘s future mentor role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsDaisy Ridley Talks About Star Wars: Episode VIII and Luke Skywalker at the 2016 OscarsMark Hamill Shares […]

Musician Jade Reed shared a video of his grandmother GG reacting to his New Year’s Eve techno warehouse party plans. GG seems particularly surprised by the party’s 10:00pm to 5:00am timeframe. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsCyclecide Bike Rodeo New Year’s Eve Show at Ace Auto JunkyardSan Francisco New Year’s Eve 2006-2007A New Year’s Eve […]

On a touching episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ellen paid tribute to iconic actress Carrie Fisher with a look back at some of the memorable moments the two shared throughout the years. Related Laughing Squid PostsCarrie Fisher and Ellen DeGeneres Try to Sell Star Wars Movie Tickets to Fans on the Side of the […]

Cassie O’Connell shared footage of a little three-year-old boy’s cute reaction when trying out virtual reality for the first time. Right after something abruptly popped up in the young man’s virtual surroundings and frightened him, he blurted out “oh, you little bitch!” via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsWhat It’s Like to Play ‘Team Fortress 2’ […]

In a calcium-rich episode of Now You See It, host Jack Nugent examined the reasons why characters are shown drinking milk in movies. Fans of Jack can help support his future work on Patreon. What people consume in a movie says a lot about their character, but what does it mean when they drink milk? […]

Great Big Story, in partnership with ANA Airlines visited with the amazing women of Nadeshico Sushi, Japan’s first and only sushi house with an all-female staff. Proprietor Yuki Chizui explained that tradition has always called for sushi to be made by men, but she saw no reason in that kind of logic. In Japanese society, […]

The School of Life addresses through animation, the the subject of lying to oneself and others, noting that although one may mean well when telling a “white lie”, the evasion of truth can lead to self-destruction. We need to tell yourself the truth when we can, for the simple reason that we often pay a […]

A photo posted by Roadsworth (@roadsworth) on Jun 20, 2016 at 5:50am PDT Montréal artist Roadsworth aka Peter Gibson is a literal treet artist who utilizes the roadways of different towns to create remarkable murals. These ground murals also reflect such social concerns as the Refugee Crisis, car pollution and Earth Day. In addition to […]

Kuri is a helpful home robot designed to interact with humans to play, entertain, and perform useful tasks like setting reminders. In one promotional video, a young girl with diabetes uses the robot to remind her to check her blood sugar. The robot has a camera behind one eye that can take still images and […]

After begging for a second piece of chicken from a market vendor in Bangkok, Thailand, a determined street dog made her way past the market to a hidden place carrying the bounty carefully in her mouth. The dog cautiously looked around before calling out to her hungry puppies who made short work of the treat. […]

An adorable toddler repeatedly shouts “Fuck!” despite her brother’s objections in the backseat of a car. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsSweet Little Girl Sings Along With ElvisAn Adorable Toddler Named Sierra Tries to Teach Her Dog How to Hula HoopAn Adorable Toddler Gives Her Pet Bull Terrier a Checkup

Faraday Future revealed the FF91 electric car at CES 2017. The car “may not be a car at all” according to the hour-long presentation that covered the car’s high-tech features like self-driving and parking capabilities, sensors that identify the driver and the ability to learn driver preferences over time, and perhaps most importantly a 130 […]

While traveling, YouTuber Margara Francis captured the delightful sight of a clever little bird who was repeatedly enjoying a ride along the armrest of a moving walkway. Once the bird reached the end of the walkway, it would fly back to beginning and ride again. Bird Just Want To Have Fun

In the March 2016 premiere the Munchies series of “The Pizza Show“, host Frank Pinello introduced the world to the fantastic pizzas of Brooklyn. In his first episode of 2017, Pinello revisits his beloved Brooklyn and extends his pizza purview outward, where he talks to various pizzeria owners and experts. This includes Scott Weiner of […]

Two-year-old Bowdy heroically lifted a dresser off his twin brother Brock after the boys toppled the unsecured piece of furniture while playing. The video was shared by the boys’ parents to encourage other parents to take basic safety measures to protect their children. Related Laughing Squid PostsParents Give Their Son a Secret Treasure Room for […]

While in New Zealand visiting the Weta Workshop effects studio, Adam Savage of Tested met with artist and sculptor Johnny Fraser-Allen who chatted about working on miniatures for Jim Henson’s Labyrinth board game. Adam also admired Johnny’s intricate mini version of the maze from Labyrinth that took up half of the room. Before leaving, Savage […]

The Wireless Beanie Bluetooth Hat plays music, answers calls, and keeps heads warm while looking stylish. The hat is one-size-fits-all and features built-in volume and play/pause controls as well as a microphone for answering phone calls and making use of Siri on Apple devices. Nothing is more important than a warm head in the winter! […]

Winc is a convenient subscription service that delivers curated artisanal wines to one’s door on a monthly basis. Customers are able to choose their own varietals, ask advice, answer questions and learn more about the collections of wines available through Winc’s website. The Laughing Squid store is currently offering a single 4-bottle delivery of this […]

Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner worked together with other skilled artists to create Scavengers, a brilliant short animation about to two cosmonauts who explore a far off planet filled with bizarre alien creatures and unusual rituals. The 8-minute animation was made for Adult Swim‘s Toonami program. A video posted by Charles Huettner (@charles.huettner) on Dec […]

Black (Lead) and White (Silver) by Beauty of Science shows beautiful metal displacement reactions growing and crystallizing under a microscope. A film about the growth of white silver and black lead during metal displacement reactions. All footages were captured with a microscope. Other Beauty of Science videos we’ve shared use a combination of timelapse and […]

In a wonderfully amusing ad for Furkids Animal Rescue in and around Atlanta, Georgia, a mismatched salesman loudly promoted the special features of the season’s adoptable cats and dogs in the very distinctive style of a used car commercial. Come see our fine selection of quality cats like black cats. We have the blackest cats […]

BBC Earth Unplugged host Maddie Moate paid a visit to the National Poo Museum at the Isle of Wight Zoo, the first museum of its kind intended to preserve, display, and study animal scat. Moate even had a chance to prepare specimens of meerkat and wallaby poop for display while learning about the important things […]

In the United Kingdom there exists an unoffical registry for clown faces. Owned by Clown International, the oldest clown organization in the world, the registry ensures that no two clowns look alike. Clown design records are kept on eggs. Great Big Story visited with Debbie Smith (whose clown name is Jolly Dizzy) the cheerful artist […]

Kuma Films has captured footage in Nantou, Taiwan of the talented Zheng Jhe demonstrating the hypnotizing art of contact juggling with crystal balls. A video posted by Kuma Films (@kumafilms) on Dec 16, 2016 at 10:10am PST A photo posted by Kuma Films (@kumafilms) on Dec 14, 2016 at 10:41pm PST music by The Universe […]

The American Chemical Society series Reactions analyzed the chemistry of cough syrup and looked at a systematic review of scientific studies to determine just how effective it really is at stopping coughs, and whether other remedies might work better. What do you do when you have a bad cough? If you reach for the cherry-flavored […]

Veteran concept designer Vitaly Bulgarov, who has worked on numerous well-known science fiction films, teamed up with the South Korean firm Hankook Mirae Technology to build “Method-2,” a giant functional mech robot that stands nearly 14 feet tall. They captured footage last week of the manned mech taking its first steps at their facility in […]

Los Angeles self-taught artist Randy Cano has created an oddly satisfying collection of distorted and liquified animations that feature everything from a man’s face being pulled in all different directions to a LEGO minifig turning into a puddle of ooze. More of Randy’s fantastic animation work is available to view on Vimeo, Instagram, and his […]

Chile artist Wen Rou has created a crochet Amigurumi plushy based on the Beholder monster from Dungeons & Dragons. via KnitHacker Related Laughing Squid PostsAvengers Snail Amigurumi Plushies3D ZBrush Models of Creatures From the Original ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Monster ManualDungeons & Dragons Beholder Monster Photoshop Contest

Adam Savage of Tested took a trip to New Zealand and got a behind the scenes tour of Weta Workshop‘s miniature stage for Thunderbirds Are Go, the animated sci-fi kids show directed by David Scott and Theo Baynton. We get up close to the intricate and detailed models to learn how these scaled environments were […]

Jim Casey has created a supercut video of slow motion scenes in movies appropriately set to the song “Montage” from the Swiss Army Man soundtrack. Related Laughing Squid Posts‘Zack Snyder // Slow Motion’, A Supercut of Stunning Slow Motion Scenes From Movies by Zack SnyderSupercut of People Running in Slow Motion in MoviesCineFix Shares Their […]

In a 1969 episode of Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, the eponymous host ended the concert section of his show with the Chet Atkins guitar adaptation of Boots Randolph‘s song “Yackety Sax“, affectionately entitled “Yackety Axe“. Campbell impressively shredded the song at lightning speed without missing a single beat. We usually end the concert section with […]

Simon Whistler explains the various historic and practical reasons why some coins have ridges in an episode of Today I Found Out. The practice dates back to the 1700s when coins were made of material that was actual worth the value the of the coin, but continues through today. Putting ridges on some coins in […]

In December 2013, we wrote about German photographer Lucas Zimmermann and his wonderfully ghostly series of traffic lights in fog. In December 2016, Zimmermann posted a stunning continuation of this fantastic series entitled Traffic Lights 2.0. In these later photos, Zimmermann was able to capture the same haunting feeling using the empty streets of Weimar […]

The Adult Swim series Development Meeting shared a sneak peek at animatics from Rick and Morty season three. There has been no date announced for the return of the show, but it is expected some time in 2017. Development Meeting gives a tantalizing glimpse of Rick and Morty Season 3. Related Laughing Squid PostsRick and […]

In an undated video from the early 90s, the late and great Abe Vigoda sat down for an interview conducted by his grandson Jaime Fuchs for the Lakeland Regional High School morning television show. Vigoda’s pride in his grandson was evident throughout the interview, as he genially answered questions about his acting career, including how […]

A photo posted by Elizabeth (@yanatwofacecat) on Oct 7, 2016 at 2:59am PDT A beautiful tortoiseshell calico named Yana has a truly unique face that is half orange, half black that come together in a striking pattern. Yana’s human Elizabeth, who found Yana through a classified ad, explained how Yana got her name. (translated) The […]

Spokesman Roger Horton returns in an episode of the Cracked series Honest Ads to reveal how trendy fad diets operate and why they typically fail to help people lose weight and get healthy int he long-term. Before you try to fast-track that weight loss resolution. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Logical Explanation Why Diet Plays a […]

Chef and filmmaker Andrew Rea made a recreation of the Big Kahuna Burger from Pulp Fiction for his series Binging With Babish. Rea’s burger uses a toasted Hawaiian roll and is topped with Monterey Jack cheese and caramelized pineapple. The Big Kahuna Burger is one of the countless themes running throughout numerous Tarantino films, almost […]

Comedian Tal Solomon snuck up on his sleeping dog, surreptitiously recording the tired Cavalier King Charles Spaniel as he loudly snored away on the sofa. Once Solomon gathered enough footage, he turned up the volume, put his phone next to the dog’s ear and pressed play. Upon hearing the recorded playback, confused canine woke suddenly, […]

A photo posted by Freddy The Worlds Tallest Dog (@freddygreatdane) on Dec 12, 2016 at 9:12am PST On December 19, 2016, Freddy the Great Dane was allowed to inform the world that Guinness World Records named him as the “Tallest Dog Living – Male“, a record previously held by the late Zeus. We had written […]

The ever-insightful School of Life offers an animated explanation of anger, noting that its roots lie not in negativity, but rather in a sunny optimism and devoted faith in the world. The expression of agitation occurs when the path to reaching the way things should be is impeded, such as arguments, lost keys and delayed […]

Real Life Lore explains the causes and destructive power of some of the largest tsunamis in history. Some of the disasters mentioned in the video were caused by natural events like earthquakes while other were caused by humans themselves. How big do Tsunamis Get? The answer is pretty terrifying, and pretty big. Related Laughing Squid […]

RediTape is a brilliant, yet simple solution to the age old problem of how to fit one’s incredibly useful roll of duct tape while on the move. Designer Jay Kolb found that the large cardboard interior was not necessary and traded it for a flatter, flexible material, making the roll smaller, more convenient and far […]

Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies demonstrated how to make a Mario Question Block Surprise Cake filled with edible gold coins. Both the full recipe and question mark template are available to view and download on her blog. New video! Made a Mario Question Block Surprise Cake on @NerdyNummies ????? https://t.co/uAkfAtOR3W […]

A photo posted by Snask Studio Instagram (@snasksthlm) on Dec 27, 2016 at 9:21am PST Swedish creative house SNASK has collaborated with PangPang Brewery in Stockholm to craft the Shower Beer. This petite brew comes in a distinctive Jens Nilson-designed pink-labeled brown bottle comes and contains a mere 18 centiliters (6 ounces) of pale ale, […]