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A photo posted by Graphic Dictionary (@graphicdictionary) on Oct 2, 2015 at 1:36pm PDT The Graphic Dictionary of Interesting Words is a collection of art posters, created by London artist Mick Watson of Smart Giant Design, featuring minimalist visuals that aid in understanding and memorizing complex words. The full series of posters are available to […]

Comedian Louis C.K. appeared on the May 18, 2016 episode of Jeopardy! during the show’s Power Players Week. C.K. competed against journalists Kate Bolduan and Jonathan Capeheart in the game, and showed an impressive level of knowledge. C.K. was playing for the Fistula Foundation, and the charity itself got in on the game by creating a Jeopardy! […]

The Food Surgeon once again returned to the morgue in order to perform an autopsy on an unfortunate shallot who appeared to be the intended victim of foul play. Surgeon’s notes: 0:15 – Another John Doe? sigh. I’m getting too old for this. 0:40 – Cadaver approx 2.5″-3.5″ wide. 0:52 – Cadaver approx 3.0″ long. […]

An episode of KQED Science Deep Look reveals that male side-blotched lizards have been playing rock-paper-scissors with their mating strategies for 15 million years. Males of the species are marked under their chins with either yellow, blue, or orange coloring, and that influences their behavior when they compete for mates. Luckily for the species though, […]

In a sweet video submitted to the French television station Equidia, an affectionate mare reached her long beautiful nose over the stall and began repeatedly rocking a little baby in a car seat, as if she were trying to lull the restless child to sleep. Need a babysitter tonight? The mare of our fan, Tracy […]

In a new episode of the adorably informative series “Simon’s Cat Logic“, illustrator Simon Toland and animal behaviorist Nicky Trevorrow explain why cats love cardboard boxes so much. Cats feel safe in enclosed spaces. This explains why cardboard boxes are immensely popular. They feel safe having something enclosed and particularly something with sides. All cats […]

Vat19 answered burning questions about their Spitballs, water-absorbing orbs that grow up to 200 times their original size. The answers involve demonstrations of the Spitballs in different situations, including one Vat19 employee getting into a bathtub full of them. It looks much more pleasant than when he climbed into a tub full of the company’s Liquid […]

In the latest installment of his wonderful “Everything Is a Remix” series, filmmaker Kirby Ferguson takes a detailed look at Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens to demonstrate how director JJ Abrams drew inspiration from a various sources, including what was copied, changed and repackaged from Star Wars IV: A New Hope, the original film […]

In a fantastic video by producer Jessica Leibowitz of Gothamist, we get a special tour of the MAD Magazine offices with longtime editor-in-chief John Ficarra. Writer Ben Yakas further explains everything that he and Jessica experienced at MAD Magazine in his Gothamist article. “People ask me what it’s like to work at MAD,” said John […]

In the latest episode of Brave Wilderness, host Coyote Peterson went out at night into the Costa Rican rainforest to search for snakes and other creepy-crawlies, but instead encountered an unusually playful ocelot kitten who wanted nothing other than to hang out with the happily surprised host. In what is sure to be one of […]

EricThePooh has created brilliant mashup of Star Wars and season 6 episode 3 of Game of Thrones, titled “Oathbreaker,” that turns a massive sword fight at the Tower of Joy into an epic lightsaber battle. via Nerdist Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Justin Page and published May […]

Netflix has launched Fast.com, a free and ad-free tool that allows users to check their current internet speed on computers and mobile devices. Today we are launching fast.com, a simple-to-use website to help you see how fast your Internet connection is, whether on mobile or broadband, anywhere in the world. And like the Netflix service, […]

In an effort to address the ongoing problem of plastic six-pack rings polluting the oceans and harming local wildlife, the Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach, Florida partnered with the environmental ad agency We Believers to sell their notable craft beer in six-packs held together with rings made from byproducts of the beer-making process. These rings […]

ElectroBOOM host Mehdi Sadaghdar debunks the claims of a man named Raj Mohan Nair that he has a superhuman ability to pass high levels of electric current through his body. Mohan was the subject of an episode of the History Channel series Stan Lee’s Superhumans, but Sadaghdar doesn’t trust the claims and even recreates the “ability” […]

The artisan candy makers at Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee, Florida recently used a 19th century fruit drop roller to demonstrate how to make a tasty batch of nectar drop candies. They also go into detail while explaining why are lemon drops called drops. Lofty Pursuits‘ vast collection of candies are available to purchase from the […]

The Fat Awesome sketch “Parking in the City SUCKS” points out just how frustrating it can be to try to park on the street in a city. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Glen Tickle and published May 19, 2016 on Laughing Squid.

Google Home is a new voice-activated device similar to the Amazon Echo line that uses conversational speech to let users interact with Google services. Users can ask Google Home questions, use it to control music and connected devices or appliances, and get updates about things like flight delays. Google Home uses the new Google Assistant feature […]

Toronto musician Tony Ann recently created an incredible mashup of popular cellphone ringtones that he both composed and played on the piano. via Pleated-Jeans Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Justin Page and published May 19, 2016 on Laughing Squid.

Erich Chew captured wonderful footage of an octopus kite majestically swimming through the sky with its long tentacles wiggling back and forth at the Marina Barrage in Singapore on May 15th, 2016. photo by Erich Chew via Sam Ellis, The Awesomer Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Justin […]

“Darth by Darthwest” is an amazing mashup, created by filmmaker Fabrice Mathieu, of Star Wars and Alfred Hitchcock‘s 1959 film North by North by Northwest. It features Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) being chased down by a TIE fighter in a world riddled with sarlaccs and moisture vaporators. Close encounters of the third kind for Cary […]

CBS has released the first teaser trailer for the new Star Trek television series arriving in January 2017 on their digital subscription channel, CBS All Access. The trailer takes us on a quick journey through space and promises new crews, villains, heroes, and worlds before unveiling of the show’s new logo. Host your WordPress blog […]

Joey Thompson, vlogger, comedian and Ryan Gosling lookalike, created a very clever parody sequel to the 2011 film Drive entitled “Drive 2: The Uber Years“. Rather than freelancing as a criminal wheel-man however, in the sequel Gosling‘s character instead uses his handy motoring skills to drive for Uber, where the clients are far more challenging. […]

In the latest of their “Literature” series, the School of Life offers insight into the brilliantly enlightened works of Voltaire, his desire to use his words to influence society, his questions about religion and his legendary desire to crush the despicable – ecrasez l’infâme. Voltaire has said of himself that he wrote to act, and […]

Turn on, tune in, drop out. Through the use of historical news reports, newspaper headlines and interviews, the documentary news gathering organization Retro Report offers a look back at the fascinating history of Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and its eye-opening effect on society. The report also tells how the drug was discovered, why it became […]

In “The Unbeatable Game from the 60s: Dr. Nim,” Standup Maths host Matt Parker demonstrates Dr. Nim, a seemingly simple plastic game that uses physical computing to always win. The game is based on the simple math strategy game Nim where players take turns picking one, two, or three markers per turn with the goal of taking the […]

Disco the Parakeet, a very verbal budgie, spent a recent afternoon putting forth an adorable stream of consciousness that employed just about every phrase in his rather extensive lexicon. Disco and a whole lot of sounds – some his, some just whatever. Yes, Disco is 100% the real deal! Not all budgies can/will mimic in […]

Ghosts overrun New York City in the second trailer for the new Ghostbusters starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones. The reboot of the 1984 classic comes out on July 15, 2016. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Glen Tickle and published May 18, 2016 […]

“Please Touch the Art” is a poignant short film about artist Andrew Myers, his amazing tactile portrait made from screws and his mission to surprise his blind friend George Wurtzel with one. Wurtzel himself is a tactile artist and teaches the subject at Enchanted Hills Camp in Napa, California. George is a blind artisan and […]

The Pilot by Waverly Labs is an earpiece that translates a foreign language for the wearer, allowing two people to hold a conversation while speaking different languages. The Pilot is similar to the babel fish from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a small fish that is inserted into a person’s ear and can translate any […]

Kitchener, Ontario engineer James Hobson (aka The Hacksmith) is the main man behind Discovery Channel‘s Daily Planet show Make It Real. The Hacksmith builds working prototypes of items from movies and television shows that are requested by his viewers. In honor of Captain America: Civil War releasing in theaters, James built an electromagnet bracer for […]

In a new episode of the informative trivia series Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler tells the story of the iconic ruby slippers from the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz, how many pairs were made, who had access to the slippers, and where they are now. Few items of fictional clothing […]

In an episode of his Amazing Places series, Tom Scott visited Genoa, Italy and rode the Ascensore Castello d’Albertis-Montegalletto, an elevator that travels both vertically and horizontally. Scott wondered how it was possible for the elevator to travel in both directions safely, but the answer turned out to be rather simple, and it’s the same method used […]

In December 2015, the BBC replaced the poorly-received Sonic Sunglasses that belonged to the twelfth iteration of Doctor Who, with a new and intricate Sonic Screwdriver that featured all sorts of bells and whistles. Now, six-months later, the BBC has released a faithful toy reproduction the Doctor’s iconic tool. This new toy version is a […]

“Bros on Instagram” is a sketch from the AwesomenessTV series Betch that stars Jimmy Tatro as an obsessive bro that goes to great lengths to capture the perfect Instagram coffee shot. via Fstoppers, PetaPixel Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Glen Tickle and published May 18, 2016 on […]

A photo posted by Ephemeral (@ephemeraltattoo) on Apr 28, 2016 at 10:31am PDT A group of scientists and entrepreneurs have created Ephemeral Tattoos, a new type of skin ink system that is easily removable, changeable and only lasts about a year. While the formula itself is proprietary, it works with existing tattoo equipment and as […]

Toronto front-end web developer George Merlocco (a.k.a. “scar45“) has created the Pi Zero Painsaw, a gruesome looking modified ECHO Junior Toy Chainsaw that is packed with a Raspberry Pi Zero, an Adafruit 2.2″ LCD screen, and plenty of USB cables and ports. One of the best features of George’s awesome creation is that you can […]

A photo posted by Vickie Liu ???? (@vickiee_yo) on Apr 25, 2016 at 1:25am PDT Melbourne, Australia baker and stylist Vickie Liu is known for creating all sorts of adorable donuts and cookies and posting fabulous images of her delicious treats on Instagram. Some of her creations feature the faces of adorable animals and well-known […]

Vanity Fair paid tribute to the past 103 years of distinctive pop star styles in a two-minute time-lapse, starting with the full-body fashion of Nora Bayes in the early 20th century to the gender-fluid style of Rihanna today. How have music icons changed over the last century? We look at how the styles of female […]

In 2015 Sam Steingard of Germantown, Maryland refused to find a date for his high school prom so, according to his sister Caroline, Sam’s mother made him pose for a photo with the family cat (Ruby) who was wearing a pretty pink dress. It looks as if Ruby adores her handsome date. More photos of […]

NECA Toys has announced their upcoming full-size foam replica of the Xenomorph Facehugger from the Alien movie franchise. It will be available to purchase sometime in September 2016. This full-sized replica measures nearly 3 and 1/2 feet long and has a bendable tail, so you can pose it anywhere… waiting to drop on unsuspecting prey […]

Weather observers Mike Dorfman and Tom Padham enjoyed playing in winds over 100 mph on the observation deck of the Mount Washington Observatory on May 16, 2016. The conditions created winds with speeds up 109 mph and regular gusts around 100 mph. via Boing Boing Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Glen […]

The May 15, 2016 episode of The Simpsons featured a three-minute segment where Homer Simpson answered questions from viewers live. The episode centered on Homer taking an improv class to help with his public speaking, and it marked the first time the animated character appeared live on the show. Both the east coast and west […]

A photo posted by Annelies van Overbeek (@bewitchedquills) on May 16, 2016 at 4:08am PDT Annelies van Overbeek, an incredibly resourceful teenager and Audrey Hepburn lookalike in Puurs, Belgium has accurately, amazingly and successfully recreated some of the most iconic looks in the fashion of bygone eras. Such looks include Daisy from The Great Gatsby […]

It’s Okay To Be Smart host Joe Hanson takes a look at six chemical reactions that changed history. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Scott Beale and published May 18, 2016 on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story takes looks at how Japanese inventor and business man Momofuku Ando created the extremely popular instant noodles, which became an overnight success. Most people associate ramen with broke college students, but the story behind these instant noodles is far more surprising. The instant dinner is the brainchild of Momofuku Ando, a Japanese […]

Nerd City has created a hilarious Cialis commercial parody that finds the X-Men mutant, Wolverine, suffering from a bad case of “adamantium dysfunction” whenever a heated fight arises. The recommended product for helping Wolverine get his indestructible claws up and ready for battle is, of course, Xialis. Fights can be unpredictable. It’s part of what […]

Perspectives are combined and distorted in the new music video for Coldplay‘s song “Up&Up” from their album A Head Full of Dreams. The video was directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia and it blends scenes of different sizes into unfamiliar landscapes to create a unique world. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post […]

An adorable trio of orphaned baby rhinoceros greedily guzzled down yummy bottles of milk. Once empty, the hungry threesome relentlessly whimpered and cried for more. These little ones suffered through a horrible trauma before being rescued by the Care for Wild Africa Rhino Sanctuary in Gauteng, South Africa These orphaned baby rhinos watched as their […]

Master chefs Gordon Ramsay and Julia Child recently faced off in a very heated episode of Epic Rap Battles of History created by Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Justin Page and published May 18, 2016 on Laughing Squid.

A brilliant meteor lit up the sky over Portland, Maine on May 17, 2016. The object’s fiery entry into Earth’s atmosphere was captured by a Portland police sergeant’s dashboard camera as he was parked and watching for speeders. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Glen Tickle and published […]