Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

Singing We Are the World As All Artists

Musician Sings USA for Africa’s ‘We Are the World’ As Nearly Every Original Vocalist

November 10, 2026

Shoelace Failures

Astrophysicist Explores the Science Behind Why Shoelaces Keep Coming Undone

November 10, 2026

Baboons High Diving

Serengeti Baboons Trapped by Rising Waters High-Dive From the Treetops and Swim to Terra Firma

November 10, 2026

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