Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

Bird Brain Intelligence

The Overlooked Intelligence of Bird Brains

August 9, 2026

Animated airplane seating diagram showing passenger boarding order

The Most Mathematically Efficient Way to Board a Plane

August 8, 2026

Hossam Fazulla tasting unfamiliar food on Food I Can’t Read

Man Tastes Unfamiliar Foods With Labels He Can’t Read

August 7, 2026

PAC-MAN Otamatone Melody collection with Team Ghost members

Unboxing the PAC-MAN 45th Anniversary Otamatone Collection

August 7, 2026

Nam Phueng and Thung Thong joining a new elephant herd

Closely Bonded Rescued Elephants Are Warmly Welcomed Into a New Herd

August 7, 2026

Laurence Brown discusses American culture catching on in Britain

How American Culture Is Influencing Daily British Life

August 7, 2026

Pixel art depiction of a human with moth anatomy

What a Human Would Look Like With Moth Anatomy

August 6, 2026

Title card reading “and Grail Holy Monty Python The” for an alphabetical re-edit of Monty Python and the Holy Grail

‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ Re-Edited in Alphabetical Order

August 6, 2026

Northern royal albatross chick Awheo hovering in strong winds at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head

Northern Royal Albatross Chick Practices Hovering Before His First Flight

August 6, 2026

Twenty mercury-filled vials suspended from springs forming a wave pattern

A ‘Mercury Wave’ Made With 20 Tiny Vials of Varying Amounts of Mercury Suspended From Springs

August 6, 2026