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Mike Estrin of List 25 shared several fascinating facts about maps, noting that no map can be perfectly accurate for various reasons. laughingsquid.com/facts-about-...

Fascinating Facts About Maps

Mike Estrin of List 25 shared several fascinating facts about maps, noting that no map can be perfectly accurate for various reasons.

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A rescued cockatoo named Charlie Junior is so protective that he will not allow his human's wife to go anywhere near her husband. laughingsquid.com/cockatoo-blo...

Protective Cockatoo Refuses to Let Wife Get Close to Her Husband

A rescued cockatoo named Charlie Junior is so protective that he will not allow his human's wife to go anywhere near her husband.

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12Tone dove deep into the Ozzy Osbourne song "Crazy Train", noting how the structure of the opening creates a sense of impending doom. laughingsquid.com/ozzy-osbourn...

How Pedal Points and Eighth Notes Build a Sense of Impending Doom in the Opening Riff of 'Crazy Train'

12Tone dove deep into the Ozzy Osbourne song "Crazy Train", noting how the structure of the opening creates a sense of impending doom.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 23h

An adorable doodle with narcolepsy that strikes whenever he is happy or excited doesn't let it stop him from enjoying life. laughingsquid.com/doodle-with-...

Adorable Dog Doesn't Let His Excitement-Induced Narcolepsy Keep Him From Enjoying Life

An adorable doodle with narcolepsy that strikes whenever he is happy or excited doesn't let it stop him from enjoying life.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 1d

Santacon is an immersive documentary film about the creative origins behind the world's most infamous Christmas tradition. laughingsquid.com/santacon-doc...

'Santacon', An Immersive Documentary Exploring the Origins of the World's Most Infamous Christmas Tradition

Santacon is an immersive documentary film about the creative origins behind the world's most infamous Christmas tradition.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 1d

The baker at Laugarvatn Fontana in Iceland showed how he makes a loaf of rye bread using volcanic geothermal sands as his oven. laughingsquid.com/geothermal-r...

Beautiful Geothermal Dark Rye Bread Baked in the Volcanic Sands of Iceland's Golden Circle

The baker at Laugarvatn Fontana in Iceland showed how he makes a loaf of rye bread using volcanic geothermal sands as his oven.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 1d

LEGO has announced the release of a holiday-themed decorative Gingerbread AT-AT Walker, which includes a gingerbread Darth Vader. laughingsquid.com/lego-gingerb...

A Holiday-Themed LEGO Gingerbread AT-AT Walker

LEGO has announced the release of a holiday-themed decorative Gingerbread AT-AT Walker, which includes a gingerbread Darth Vader.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 2d

The Mechanical Music Man programmed his ornate Dutch street organ to play an old-timey cover of the Oasis song "Wonderwall". laughingsquid.com/dutch-street...

An Old Timey Cover of the Oasis Song 'Wonderwall' Played on an Ornate Mechanical Dutch Street Organ

The Mechanical Music Man programmed his ornate Dutch street organ to play an old-timey cover of the Oasis song "Wonderwall".

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 2d

Maggie Vail shared her strong feelings about much maligned, misunderstood pigeon, noting how these birds are actually very intelligent. laughingsquid.com/pigeon-intel...

The Exalted History Behind the Misunderstood Pigeon

Maggie Vail shared her strong feelings about much maligned, misunderstood pigeon, noting how these birds are actually very intelligent.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 2d

MinuteFood explains why stale bread gets hard but stale cookies go soft, which is due to the retrogradation of starch during baking. laughingsquid.com/stale-bread-...

Why Freshly Baked Bread Gets Hard When It Goes Stale While Cookies Get Soft

MinuteFood explains why stale bread gets hard but stale cookies go soft, which is due to the retrogradation of starch during baking.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 2d

Rolf Lislevand, Krishnasol Jiménez, and Ugo Nastrucci separately performed on the last playable 1679 Stradivarius guitar in the world. laughingsquid.com/last-playabl...

Musicians Perform Beautiful Instrumentals on the Last Playable 1679 Stradivarius Guitar in the World

Rolf Lislevand, Krishnasol Jiménez, and Ugo Nastrucci separately performed on the last playable 1679 Stradivarius guitar in the world.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 2d

Steve Mould explained how taste receptors work, noting that some people have additional bitterness receptors, making them "super tasters". laughingsquid.com/super-taster...

How 'Super Tasters' Have an Additional Bitterness Receptor That Others Don't Have

Steve Mould explained how taste receptors work, noting that some people have additional bitterness receptors, making them "super tasters".

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 3d

Animalogic explained how we domesticated wild cats by providing them with food, and how they, in turn, domesticated us with their cuteness. laughingsquid.com/wild-cat-to-...

How Wild Cats Turned Into House Cats

Animalogic explained how we domesticated wild cats by providing them with food, and how they, in turn, domesticated us with their cuteness.

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Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush announced that they are reuniting for a new "50 Something Tour" in 2026 with Anika Nilles on drums. laughingsquid.com/rush-50-some...

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush Announce Their New '50 Something Tour' in 2026 With a New Drummer

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush announced that they are reuniting for a new "50 Something Tour" in 2026 with Anika Nilles on drums.

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Postmodern Jukebox joined up with vocalist Olivia Jones to perform a 1960s "girl group" cover of the REO Speedwagon song "Take It On the Run". laughingsquid.com/1960s-girl-g...

A 1960s 'Girl Group' Cover of the Classic REO Speedwagon Song 'Take It On the Run'

Postmodern Jukebox joined up with vocalist Olivia Jones to perform a 1960s "girl group" cover of the REO Speedwagon song "Take It On the Run".

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 3d

Picard Looking hilariously reimagined the senior staff of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" engaging in a rather dysfunctional Zoom call. laughingsquid.com/star-trek-ne...

Hilariously Dysfunctional 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Zoom Calls Aboard the USS Enterprise

Picard Looking hilariously reimagined the senior staff of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" engaging in a rather dysfunctional Zoom call.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 4d

The Drew Social showed how to make a DIY Halloween costume of an insane asylum escapee who was caught and drugged into submission. laughingsquid.com/insane-asylu...

A Clever DIY Insane Asylum Escapee Costume

The Drew Social showed how to make a DIY Halloween costume of an insane asylum escapee who was caught and drugged into submission.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 4d

A gentle Great Pyrenees named Ritchie walks himself to the CVS drugstore across the street from where he lives to say hello to the staff. laughingsquid.com/great-pyrene...

A Giant Gentle Dog Walks Himself to the Drugstore To Say Hello to the Staff

A gentle Great Pyrenees named Ritchie walks himself to the CVS drugstore across the street from where he lives to say hello to the staff.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 4d

Satisfying Tech shared a wonderful ASMR video of steel balls being forged at Iraeta Forgings in Shandong, China. laughingsquid.com/steel-ball-f...

An ASMR Video Showing How Steel Balls Are Forged

Satisfying Tech shared a wonderful ASMR video of steel balls being forged at Iraeta Forgings in Shandong, China.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 5d

Name Explain looked at the etymology behind popular patterns, noting the historical context and cultural influences behind them. laughingsquid.com/pattern-name...

Name Explain looked at the etymology behind popular patterns, noting the historical context and cultural influences behind them.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 6d

In the 1974 BBC Series "Industrial Grand Tour" met up with David Clarke, the owner of a traditional English brewery where they brew by hand. laughingsquid.com/1974-tour-ho...

A 1974 Tour Inside a Traditional English Brewery Where the Beer Is Brewed by Hand

In the 1974 BBC Series "Industrial Grand Tour" met up with David Clarke, the owner of a traditional English brewery where they brew by hand.

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Laurence Brown shared words that are the same but have different meanings in the US, where he lives, and the UK, where he's from. laughingsquid.com/same-words-d...

Words That Are the Same But Have Different Meanings in the United States and the United Kingdom

Laurence Brown shared words that are the same but have different meanings in the US, where he lives, and the UK, where he's from.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 6d

Before heading out into the jungle, a chimpanzee being released into the wild doubled back to give Jane Goodall a big hug. laughingsquid.com/chimpanzee-h...

Grateful Chimpanzee Doubles Back to Give Jane Goodall a Big Hug After Being Released Into the Wild

Before heading out into the jungle, a chimpanzee being released into the wild doubled back to give Jane Goodall a big hug.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 6d

Dr. Emily Zarka takes a look at the Boo Hag, a skinless witch who steals the life force of the sleeping, according to Gullah Geechee folklore. laughingsquid.com/gullah-geech...

The Gullah Geechee Origins Behind the Energy Sucking Skinless Witch Known As the Boo Hag

Dr. Emily Zarka takes a look at the Boo Hag, a skinless witch who steals the life force of the sleeping, according to Gullah Geechee folklore.

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Laughing Squid @laughingsquid.com · 6d

A trio of female bagpipers from three continents played a Celtic cover of the AC/DC songs "Thunderstruck" and "It's a Long Way to the Top". laughingsquid.com/goddesses-of...

A Trio of Badass Female Bagpipers From Different Continents Perform Celtic Covers of AC/DC Songs

A trio of female bagpipers from three continents played a Celtic cover of the AC/DC songs "Thunderstruck" and "It's a Long Way to the Top".

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