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Burger Fiction created a brutal supercut featuring every punch thrown by Jason Statham in movies.

Retired postal worker Marianne Winkler recently discovered a 108-year-old message in a bottle sent by George Parker Bidder between 1904 and 1906 from the Marine Biological Association as part of a research project to study ocean currents and fish migrations. The bottle contained a postcard asking the finder to return it with the location where it was […]

Luís Azevedo of The A to Z Review made a fucking awesome supercut of people swearing in Wes Anderson films. Azevedo posted a detailed write-up about the supercut and his reasons for making it. Another aspect that people don’t usually associate with the director’s work is aggressive language and rudeness. I compiled in this video […]

Filmmaker Ryan Higa has created a new video where he and a large group of his friends worked together to deliver the ultimate Rube Goldberg machine trick shot dunk.” It all started with Ryan and his pals playing a little basketball and testing out a few small trick dunks. Higa decided to take it to […]

A young girl named Isabella was delighted when she unpacked her new 3D-printed prosthetic arm and begins using it for the first time. The arm was a gift from Team Unlimbited and e-NABLE volunteer Stephen Davies who designed, built, and delivered the arm for Isabella. The organization is hosting its second annual conference e-NABLECon at Washington University on […]

Jacob T. Swinney has a new video that explores POV (point of view) shots used by Joel and Ethan Coen in their films that help give them thier distinctive style. With a filmography that covers everything from westerns and gangster flicks to comedies and film noir, it can be rather difficult to pinpoint what exactly […]

Bruce Campbell, the actor who portrayed Ash Williams in the Evil Dead films and upcoming Ash vs Evil Dead television series, made an appearance on FOX 32 News‘ morning show, Good Day Chicago, before heading to the Wizard World Comic Con at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Campbell stepped in and helped the news […]

NChangDashCam posted a video of malfunctioning street lights in Markham, ON that gave the highway the feel of being at a rave. via reddit

When Twitter user Vicky Rogers compared Amy Schumer to the woman in the classic painting American Gothic by Grant Wood, the comedian responded with a photo of herself recreating the famous pose in the painting with actor J.K. Simmons. .@vickytweetsnow pic.twitter.com/39g7FE9zkq — Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) August 25, 2015 image via Amy Schumer

photo via KSDK NewsChannel 5 Jan Castellano of Wildwood, Missouri submitted a photo on Facebook to KSDK NewsChannel 5 that shows an image of Donald Trump‘s face appearing in her tub of Earth Origins organic spread butter. I can’t believe it’s not Trump! photo by Jan Castellano via KSDK NewsChannel 5 Thanks Mary Page!

AMC has released a new trailer for the upcoming sixth season of The Walking Dead that features the main cast standing united as one in the “Shadows.” Season six of The Walking Dead is scheduled to premiere on October 11, 2015 at 9 PM EST.

An indiegogo campaign has been launched to help fund Burning Man: The Musical, a new musical directed by Kyle Fasanella and written by Matt Werner currently being made about Silicon Valley and Burning Man. Here’s the opening song of the musical, which is being developed a couple songs at a time and then serialized on […]

Mr Sunday Movies has created a supercut showing everyone Batman has killed in live-action films. In the comics Batman is known for not killing people, however that rule does not seem to apply to movies.

Earlier this month, Dorella Tuckwiller, the president of the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee rescue group in Charleston, West Virginia, bravely withstood the rushing waters of an overflowing storm drain in order to rescue a tiny kitten who was drowning in the current. Tuckwiller told the Charleston Gazette that she was frightened for the kitten. My […]

Two trucks have recently crashed into the infamous East Street Railroad Bridge in Westwood, MA, ignoring the “low clearance” signs warning of the potential hazard. The East Street Bridge is well-known to people in the small town of Westwood, but apparently it’s not well known to truck drivers. That’s because trucks slam into the low-lying […]

A giant panda named Mei Xiang gave birth to a pair of twins at the Smithsonian National Zoo on August 22, 2015. According to the Zoo, mother and babies are doing well, though feeding the cubs has presented a few challenges. Our panda cubs are doing well, but the panda team had a challenging night. […]

Dave Hax demonstrates a simple life hack to keep cables organized by creating a chain of loops. How to tie your leads and cables. Keep leads neat and tidy with this simple cable chain. Perfect way to organize leads that are too long, or for storing cables. Stop them getting knotted and tangled together. Ideal […]

MowtenDoo has given birth to “Run Run Bodywash”, an insane remix of Old Spice Body Watch commercials, set to the song “The Nightmare Woods (Run Run Rottytops!)” created by Jake Kaufman as part of the soundtrack to the video game Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse. MowtenDoo has created several Old Spice themed remixes over the […]

A baby elephant named Yindee at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, quickly overcame his shyness to adorably lumber after a frisky dog who just wanted to play with the little pachyderm. The dog was very careful not to get too rough, somehow knowing that Yindee’s mother was keeping a sharp eye out […]

David Pangborn shot a video of a grizzly bear that decided to have some fun and roll down a hill in Denali National Park in Alaska. via reddit

On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, the wonderful Tatiana Maslany explained to host Jimmy Fallon how she keeps track of each of the multiple characters she plays on the runaway hit Orphan Black Maslany also shared a funny moment that happened on the set of Orphan Black.

image via Tinybop The Everything Machine by Tinybop is a new app that lets kids create any machine they can imagine using the existing tools and sensors inside an iPhone or iPad. Users can simply drag and drop dozens of different parts and components together using a simple programming language to make use of the […]

A proud father waiting in a car with his two boys, verbally applauded the choice of birthday gift that his son Isaiah made of a Disney “Princess Ariel” doll, an item that some might believe to only be for girls. The father then stated that he let his “boys choose their life” and went on […]

Redditor movielover278 shared an image that features a visual size comparison of a Super Star Destroyer from Star Wars and Manhattan. image via movielover278 via reddit

Dutch designer, blogger and “color and glitter freak” ROMMYDEBOMMY updates her blog on a daily basis with fantastic and colorful accessories of her own design that are inspired by all sorts of yummy foods. I started a year a go with posting my colorful, crazy, lady-like & comic clothing style. Since half a year ago […]

American Chemical Society channel Reactions provides some chemistry based tips on how to stay alert and increase productivity without using caffeine. You’re tired and you need an energy boost, but you don’t want the jitters from caffeine. What to do? In this week’s video, we give you some chemistry-backed tips — one of which involves […]

In a recent clip from Conan, host Conan O’Brien throws a surprise bachelor party for his reluctant producer Jordan Schlansky. For the party, O’Brien brings in many elements of a stereotypical bachelor party including strippers, alcohol, and cigars. O’Brien frequently torments Schlansky in segments for the show like the time he forced him into couples counseling, gave […]

A fast-talking Satanist nonsensically sermonized to television reporters in Detroit who were following a story about the controversial unveiling of a 1-ton bronze statue of a goat-faced Baphomet. I’m so excited to see my Lord and Savior represented in such glorious Italian stone do hope his eyes gaze upon me and my allegiance is recognized. […]

EA SPORTS has released a fake trailer for “Madden: The Movie” to promote the release of their upcoming video game, Madden NFL 16. Dave Franco and Chris Mintz-Plasse team up with Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, […]

Magician Dan White made a recent appearance on The Tonight Show where he astounded host Jimmy Fallon with a game of “Hand Pocket” where he repeatedly tried to guess whether Fallon had a coin in his pocket or in his hand. White’s ability to find the coin is impressive, but he also manages to save […]

“Daniel is granted unnatural strength by the demon sorcerer Miyagi.” New York City-based director, videographer, and editor Jim Turner (a.k.a. “J. Matthew Turner“) recently analyzed the 1984 film, The Karate Kid, and came to the conclusion that Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) was the true bully throughout the movie. To Jim, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) was […]

image via 21st Amendment Brewery A couple of weeks ago we wrote about the Wheaties’ cereal-inspired beer. The 21st Amendment Brewery out of San Francisco is keeping the breakfast beer theme going with Toaster Pastry, a Pop-Tarts inspired India pale ale that comes in 19.2 ounce cans. 21st Amendment Brewery created the new beer in […]

The Rawtronics car plug-in air purifier is a small device that plugs into a car’s AC outlet with a built-in ionizer for eliminating foul odors and improving air quality in the vehicle. The car plug-in air purifier is available for a limited time in our Laughing Squid Store at a 77% discount off its list price […]

After rescuing over 50,000 manuals from destruction in a Maryland warehouse with a lot of help from volunteers, some of whom responded to a call on Twitter, the tenacious Jason Scott, filmmaker, archiver and good friend of Laughing Squid, has announced his new project Archive Corps, a volunteer collective that helps quickly save physical archives […]

Clark Gregg and Chloe Bennet from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hayley Atwell and James D’Arcy from Agent Carter have announced a dubsmash battle for charity. The battle will begin on September 2, 2015 when fans can vote for their favorite celebrity lip-sync team by donating one dollar per vote through Crowdrise. Team Carter will be raising […]

Sasha Petraske, the expert mixologist who breathed new life into the modern cocktail culture with his venerable Lower East Side bar Milk & Honey in 1999 and subsequent establishments around the world, passed away on Friday, August 21 at his home in Hudson, New York. He is survived by his wife Georgette Moger, who told […]

On a recent trip to IKEA, simonline proceeded to annoy his girlfriend with a relentless barrage of puns based on the often absurd-sounding names of IKEA products. We moved in together recently so had to make the unavoidable trip to IKEA; I figured out how to get through there as quickly as possible. via reddit

A giant 15 foot inflatable ball from Kurt Perschke‘s touring Redball Project broke loose from its exhibition location and ran free down the very windy streets of Toledo, Ohio before it was finally caught. Perschke told ABC News that this had never happened before. In the 10 years of this installation, nothing like this has […]

A systematic ranking of the most loved and reviled television series finales created by redditor ChallengeResponse shows where various series finales stand. To make their rankings, they pulled data from the Internet Movie Database to see how the finale episode of a show rated in comparison to that show’s average rating. According to this metric, Glee had the […]

Corridor Digital has created “Mario Kart Skate,” a live-action Mario Kart short where Luigi jumps on a Boosted electric longboard and embarks in a dangerous adventure through the city while attempting to beat Mario‘s time trial record. Corridor Digital also released footage showing how they made the exciting short: music by Savant – “Vario“

A recent episode of the web series Now You See It provides an explanation for the cinematic technique of breaking the fourth wall as well as a look at its history, which goes all the way back to ancient Greece. The episode also gives examples of when the technique has been used well and when it […]

Artist and musician Natalie Nakles recently drew on her left hand with pens and markers to make it look as if her hand was sliced up with bones showing. More of Nakles’ artwork is available to view on Facebook and Instagram. A fun fact about Natalie is that she was also turned into a rockstar […]

Right before their August 21st Kansas City show, the amazing and increasingly popular Foo Fighters loaded themselves in the back of a blue pickup truck and pulled up in front of the Westboro Baptist Church. The band, which also included a large tattooed man in a tight purple shirt and a brightly colored Speedo, danced […]

MIT‘s Glass Lab has created a process for 3D printing with molten glass. They call the process G3DP for “Glass 3D Printing” and it operates with 1900° fahrenheit “kiln cartridges” as it prints the glass into computer-controlled shapes. The Mediated Matters group at MIT produced a video demonstrating the process as the G3DP machine creates […]

STARZ has released a bloody new trailer for Ash vs Evil Dead, a new original series and horror sitcom sequel to the Evil Dead movies. The trailer features Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) taking on evil with his trusty boomstick and various other weapons. Ash vs Evil Dead is set to premiere on October 31st, 2015. […]

In a recent story, Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy toured Banksy‘s Dismaland “bemusement park” art installation in the resort town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. The installation features work from more than 50 artists from around the world including Pocket Money Loans by artist Darren Cullen, which we have covered previously. Details of the attraction were officially released this […]

Expert woodworker and engineer Matthias Wandel demonstrates how to make a hexagon cake knife, an idea that was inspired by his wife who wondered aloud how she should cut a cake. This project started when Rachel said “Now I have to cut the cake into squares or triangles”. My immediate thought was “why not cut […]

The record-breaking heat wave recently sent a mama bear and her five cubs out of the woods and in search of a little relief, which came in the form of Tim Basso‘s backyard pool in Rockaway Township, New Jersey. The bears took a nice cool dip in the pool before taking over the rest of […]

The Calgary Humane Society has created an amusing campaign for their Cat-Tastic Summer Pawty adoption day on August 22nd in which older, adoptable cats are advertised as “pre-owned” in the very distinct style of a used car commercial. We’ve got bouncy castles, cotton candy treats, frozen drinks, crafts, face paint, balloons AND adorable adoptables – […]

Neil Cicierega has created an absurd and hilarious guide to Peter Jackson‘s The Lord of the Rings trilogy based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. The video outlines the plot and major characters in the three films while managing to get nearly every single fact wrong.