Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

Monkey Bars Under South African Bridge

Obstacle Course Athlete Climbs 600 Monkey Bars for 280 Meters Under South Africa’s Bloukrans Bridge

November 10, 2026

The Strokes Release Music Video for ‘Lonely in the Future’ Featuring Spitting Image Puppets

November 9, 2026

Adam holds a tiny microphone to a chipmunk perched on a jar of peanuts, shown in two side-by-side photos

Man Holds Up Tiny Microphone to a Chipmunk Diving Headfirst Into a Jar of Yummy Peanuts

November 9, 2026

Matt Forrest speaks into a microphone in front of composite maps of US state borders drawn from memory

Maps of US State Borders Drawn From Memory Reveal Square States Are Hardest to Guess

November 9, 2026

A clay-animated man with a ginger mustache brushes his teeth with a red toothbrush, his mouth full of foam

What If You Stop Brushing Your Teeth for a Year

November 9, 2026

A tall, thin pole topped with drone propellers balances upright on a hilltop overlooking a park and city skyline

Engineer Builds Self-Balancing Pole Using Drone Propellers

November 8, 2026

Members of the band Daring Greatly sing and play acoustic guitars together in the back of a sunlit van

Harmonizing Band Performs Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s ‘Ohio’ From Their Van

November 6, 2026

A sudsy black bear cub stands in a foamy tub holding a rubber duck as another cub watches at the Oregon Zoo

Rescued Black Bear Cubs Playfully Splash Around With Rubber Duckies in a Giant Bubble Bath

November 6, 2026

A green streamlined steam locomotive and black locomotive 3526 side by side at a station platform, billowing steam

Heritage Steam Trains Drag Race Side by Side During the Transport Heritage Expo in Sydney, Australia

November 6, 2026

Colorful carved figures on the restored Dutch street organ Blauwtje, one holding a baton and rolled sheet music

A Patriotic Cover of Sousa’s ‘Stars and Stripes Forever’ on a Restored Dutch Street Organ

November 6, 2026