Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

Clay sculpture of an evil spaghetti monster in a bowl with sharp teeth, eyeballs, and noodle arms holding a fork and knife

Sculpting a Terrifying Sentient Spaghetti Monster With Raised Arms and Menacing Teeth

August 16, 2026

Lindsey Fallow presenting at BBC FutureWorld in 2000

A Fascinating Look at the BBC’s 2000 FutureWorld Exhibition of Emerging World Wide Web Technology

August 15, 2026

Amber the goat standing on Dolly the donkey’s back to reach maple leave

Kind Donkey Lets Her Favorite Goat Use Her Back as a Step Stool to Reach Maple Leaves

August 14, 2026

Zac Waters beside the custom 3D-printed mobility chair he built for a toddler

13-Year-Old Spends 300 Hours Building a Custom 3D-Printed Mobility Chair for a Toddler

August 14, 2026

Giant Tumblehair hairball in a Chinatown intersection in New York City

A Massive 10-Foot Ball of Hair Rolls Through the Streets of New York City Like a Tangled Tumbleweed

August 14, 2026

Orange cat Zoey kayaking in New Hampshire

Adventurous Orange Cat Loves Kayaking With Her Devoted Humans

August 14, 2026

Bella Band playing flute, clarinet, and bass for her cover of Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole”]"

A Jazzy One-Woman Cover of Muse’s ‘Supermassive Black Hole’

August 13, 2026

Epic Spaceman riding the Titanic's anchor through the Mariana Trench

A Virtual Ride on the Titanic’s Anchor to the Bottom of the Mariana Trench

August 13, 2026

Illustration of a tabby-and-white cat resting inside a cardboard box

Why Cats Prefer Cardboard Boxes Over Expensive Beds

August 13, 2026

Eating at NYC Smallest Restaurant

British Foodie Visits One of New York City’s Smallest Restaurants in Elmhurst, Queens

August 13, 2026