Laughing Squid

Kayvan Novak explained how he came up with the distinctive accent for Nandor the Relentless during a Paley Center interview.

A flirty cat named Ellie fell in love with a neighbor she met as she was walking up and down the apartment hallway.

LinguistOlly RichardsofStorylearning explained the complicated geographical origins of the modern English language.

Researchers at MIT built a conformable ultrasound scanner that can be inserted into a bra to detect breast cancer in its early stages.

The late great Jimmy Buffet performed "Distantly in Love" and "Come Monday" while appearing on "Late Night with David Letterman" in 1983.

Joe Rocco, a rescuer with The Broken Antler in Riverhead, New York went to great lengths to rescue a forlorn raccoon stuck inside a dumpster.

Nils JacobiofFurry Fritzcapturedadorable timelapses of a litter of longhaired tuxedo kittens growing up into cats over 95 days.

Eater visited Richard Boccato, proprietor of Hundred Weight Ice, who supplies crystal clear ice for cocktail bars in and around New York City

Eddie White Jr. created Monster Maps, a wonderful series of town, city, state, and country maps illustrated as colorful monsters.

Ryota Togishi showcased his knife skills by building an ultra-thin BTC (bacon, cucumber, and tomato) sandwich that was nearly transparent.

While Nikki Kundanmal was practicing guitar, her dog began barking to let her know that a wayward hawk had flown in through the window.

Ryan Socash of It's History posited whether or not the Statue of Liberty Torch was ever open to the public before it was closed in 1916.

Hatea Kapa Haka performed a gorgeous cover of the classic Queen song "Bohemian Rhapsody" in Te Reo Maori while dressed in traditional costume.

Video essayist Evan Puschak of The Nerdwriter diagrammed superhero comic storytelling noting how a full lifecycle is created.

Sophie and Mark Masons Cavies are a wonderful couple who lovingly prepare lavish feasts for 150 adorable guinea pigs who live with them.

Bernth created a homemade 21-string guitar by adding 15 rubber band strings on the top and bottom of a standard acoustic guitar.

Mary Elizabeth Kelly and Cameron Logson respectively performed an amusing series of celebrity impressions as your mother and father.

Shane Campbell-Staton examines the amazing athleticism of Inuit sled dogs and the incredible bond they have with their humans.

Bardcore performed a selection of popular songs from the 1980s on traditional medieval instruments.

Howard Ho observes the ingenious compositional strategy that John Williams used in setting the musical tone for good and evil in Star Wars.

Flatbush Cats opened their new affordable spay-neuter clinic to address cat overpopulation and pet abandonment in New York City.

The Puddingcreated an online clockthat tells the time with numerous YouTube videos that have been stitched together.

19 year old Garret Tarter sailed from Honolulu to Tahiti in French Polynesia by himself, documenting the first eleven days of the journey.

Hypno Motion created an enticing stop motion animation that features the preparation of spicy fried drumsticks with a side of fries.

A rescued elder cat who was found in a trash can was granted his final wish of going outside after thriving for 10 months in a loving home.

A giant articulating robotic drooling bulldog and a sprightly Xolo by Royal de Luxe raced each other through the Zomer Antwerp Festival.

MBARI has discovered that female pearl octopuses migrate to an extinct underwater volcano to bathe in its warm waters to give birth.

A wonderful 101 year old woman named Jayne Burns has worked at Joann Fabrics for 26 years and plans on continuing to do so.

A couple who sadly lost their son in 2020, adopted a tiny unwanted disabled kitten whose care helped them process their grief.

Soren Madsen performed an incredibly lush fingerstyle cover of the Metallica song "Enter Sandman" on classical guitar.

Light show company Damoda used 1,500 lighted drones to create a flying dragon during the Shenzhen Dragon Boat Festival 2023.

Map Menprovided an amusing explanation of the very arbitrary manner that determines if a landed area is called a city in The United Kingdom.

The Birdie is a simple but brilliant recycled plastic bird that drops dead when the air is poor and reanimates itself when air is improved.

Insidervisitedwith the engineering staff of the 9/11 Memorial Reflecting Pool to learn how they keep this magnificent tribute so clean.

Tom Scott visited a skyscraper in the Czech Republic, where shoemaker Jan Antonin Bata built his office inside the elevator of the building.

While visiting Japan, rental expertCash Jordanrented out a tiny micro-apartment in Osaka that measured 90 square feet for $40 a night.

The Showcase segment from the January 16, 1978 episode of "The Price Is Right" features a hilarious parody of Star Wars.

Real Science explains how deadly super tornadoes are formed and how scientists are working to predict where and when they will hit.

Great Big Story visited The Allergy Chef, a talented culinary artist who can't eat the food she makes due to extreme allergies.

Florian "Venom" Kohler showcased his incredible pool skills for the Wired series Obsessed, both in his home and at APA in Las Vegas.

Mexican artist Ruben Orozco Loza creates amazing hyperrealistic sculptures of human faces and heads of all sizes.

Ethan Chlebowskiexplains the three fundamental flavor attributes of garlic, specifically, aroma, taste, and physical attributes.

Dave Grohl and Chad Smith Peppers joined the late Taylor Hawkins' band "Chevy Metal" to perform the classic "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap".

Weird History Foodexplored the long effervescent history behind the invention of beer beginning with China.

There I Ruined reimagined the despairing Nine Inch Nails song "Hurt" set to the iconic sound of the peppy Beach Boys song "Surfin' U.S.A.".

It's History dives into the intriguing, yet forgotten history of the Brooklyn Army Terminal, a historic warehouse complex in Sunset Park.

Linguist Olly RichardsofStorylearning examined disparate accents around different regions of the United States.

Saturday Night Live parodied the 1976 presidential debate with Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford and Dan Aykroyd as Jimmy Carter.

Chubs created a hilarious trailer for "Breaking Bad 2" using footage from various shows and movies that featured the series' main actors.

During an interview with Flexbox, the greate Mark Hamill was presented with his old lightsaber from "The Empire Strikes Back".