Laughing Squid July 02, 2025
Living Colour Celebrates 35 Years of 'Times Up' in a Powerful NPR Tiny Desk Concert
In honor of Black Music Month, NPR invited the incredibly talented members of the band Living Colour, who celebrated 35 years of "Times Up".
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The Enchanting Origins of Magical Words, Incantations and Affirmations
Dr. Erica Brozovsky of Otherwords took an enchanting look at the multicultural origins of magical words, incantations, and affirmations.
laughingsquid.com/magical-words-origins
Engineer Builds Increasingly Complex LEGO Vehicles to Pop Increasingly Protected Balloons
Brick Machines built a series of increasingly complex LEGO vehicles that would pop increasingly protected balloons.
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Humanoid Robots Compete in 3-on-3 Soccer Match at Beijing’s First Robotic Soccer Tournament
Autonomous humanoid robots played a 3-on-3 soccer match at the ROBO League Football Tournament at Beijing Smart Esports Event Centre.
laughingsquid.com/humanoid-robot-soccer-tournament
Highly Intelligent Cat Communicates With His Human Verbally and With a Talking Button Board
A highly intelligent cat named Digit communicates verbally and through a talking button board for what he wants and when he wants it.
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Tired Dog Politely Asks Sleeping Cat to Leave His Bed
A tired Saluki dog named Nilo barked very politely at the orange kitten sleeping in his bed in a persistent effort to get it back for himself.
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The Bee Gees Perform a Poignant Cover of Bob Dylan's 'Blowin' in the Wind' Live on Television in 1963
A very young version of the Bee Gees performed a truly poignant cover of the Bob Dylan song "Blowin' in the Wind" in 1963.
laughingsquid.com/bee-gees-blowin-in-the-wind-1963
A Very Alliterative and Repetitive Absurd French Phrase In Which Almost All the Words Sound the Same
French comedian Loïc Suberville made fun of his native language, taking an absurd English sentence and translating it into French.
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