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This collection of websites are some of the interesting things that we bookmarked at one time or other. We revisited them and then uploaded them here for your pleasure.

100 Best Beers - what a great way to play "99 bottles of beer on the wall".

2000 Census Data - a treasure trove for the truly geeky.

Abandoned Railroads - this site promotes their preservation and history.

Adtunes - Info on music used in ads, movie trailers, TV shows, video games etc.

Advertising Slogan Hall of Fame - The site's slogan is "It pays to check." We kid you not.

Advertising Slogans - yep, more

All About Wine - your tax dollars at work at something useful for a change.

The American Package Museum - packaging as it used to be in pictures.

Anagram Site - Fat Campus = Facts Am Up!

Any Question Answered - from the arcane to the trivial.

Archive - This website is one of the greatest things on the net. Period.

Asian Sex Gazette - Asian Sex Gazette (ASG) is a quality Internet daily news publication. On this site they bring you news and events from throughout Asia regarding human sexuality.

Banknotes - yep, there's even banknotes of Antarctica. Really.

Beard & Moustache Championships - everyone needs a hobby, even if it's just growing hair.

Behind the Name - the etymology and history of first names.

Big Hoaxes - a compendium of things that fool some of the people all of the time.

Breakfast Cereal Character Guide - over 900 characters from all the brands.

Candy Critic - all about candy.

Cheese.com - learn everything about cheese.

Coca Cola Timeline - from 1886 to now.

Color Diamond Encyclopedia - rainbow of a girl's best friend.

Company Name Etymologies - how your favorite corporation got it's name.

Comiclopedia, an illustrated compendium of over 6,000 international comic artists with biographies and artwork examples.

Crazy Fads - from the 1920's to now.

The Death Clock - another thing we really wanted to know.

Disneyland 50"s & 60's - show this to your parents, They'll love you for it.

Derelict London - 800+ pictures of every day London.

Drug Calculator - how much do your bad habits cost?

Dumb Laws - How many have you broken. And why?

Earth Calendar - The Earth Calendar is a daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world.

Earth Today - watch the numbers in real time or reset your computer's clock to see into the future.

Eighth Grade Exam From 1895 - bet you can't pass it!

Evolution of the Skyscraper - loads slowly. Worth the wait.

Exotic World Burlesque Museum - this was risqué once.

Famous People Who Died In Aviation Accidents - sorted by the decade.

FBI's Most Wanted - Individuals with information concerning these cases should take no action themselves, but instead immediately contact the nearest FBI Office or local law enforcement agency. For any possible sighting outside the United States, contact the nearest United States Embassy or Consulate.

FedStats - the new window on the full range of official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government.

Find a Grave - Where are all the celebrities buried? Find out here.

Find Sounds - a search engine designed to find sounds of all kinds.

Food Ad Tricks - See how ad-makers get tempermental foods to behave on the set – if you have the stomach for it!

Food Timeline - It is possible to place both foods and recipes on a timeline based on print evidence and historic context.

Forgotten Detroit - Detroit is known for one of the most stunning collections of pre-depression architecture in the world. The past two decades have seen several of these treasures sit vacant, waiting for economic revival. On these pages you will find information about the past, present, and future situations of a few of these landmarks.

Found Magazine - they collect anything and it's all here.

Freedom of Information Act Archive - form the files of the FBI.

Free Information Society - an eclectic collection of information.

From Cow to Cone (Ben & Jerrys) - I scream, you scream, everybody screams for ice cream.

Gas Buddy - find the lowest gas prices in your area. Updated daily by registered users.

God Checker (mythology) - all the gods in one place.

Google Maps - Like MapQuest with pictures.

Hard to find 800 numbers

Hentai Dictionary - Japanese perversions, fetishes and AV slang.

Hidden Gags in Looney Tunes - those Wrascally Cartoonists.

History of the Batmobile - from 1941 to now.

The History of Pac Man - the ancient ancestor of the X-box.

Hoax Busters - cyber security from the U.S. Department of Energy

How Everyday Things Are Made - Stanford University enlightens us.

How to use a Japanese Style Toilet Bowl - in cartoon form.

The last word. - H.G. Wells said, "Go away. I'm all right"

License Plates of the World - cool site.

Lifeline Calculator - from Netscape.

Lock Picking - the controversial site, once hosted by M.I.T.

Lost & Found Sound - NPR' s archive or audio artifacts.

Mad Magazine Covers - all of them from 1952 on.

Molecules with silly or unusual names - our favorite? erotic acid.

Monstrous - all the monsters in one place.

Museum Of Hoaxes - hoaxes from throughout history.

Name Statistics - how popular are your first and last names. Find out here.

Nationmaster - a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD.

Old Superstitions - the largest list of superstitions on the internet.

Oxford Bottled Beer Database - 2,300 beers, so little time.

Paper Airplane - Build the best paper airplane in the world! How to build it, how to fly it.

Pop vs. Soda - map of the USA showing how different areas refer to the carbonated tasty beverage that is not beer.

Predictions From 1900 - The Ladies Home Journal from December 1900, which contained a fascinating article by John Elfreth Watkins, Jr. “What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years”.

RateBeer is widely recognized as the most accurate and most-visited source for beer information. RateBeer is an independent world site for craft beer enthusiasts and is dedicated to serving the entire craft beer community through beer education, promotion and outreach.

Rice - the world's food.

Ripley's Believe It Or Not - watch the videos if you dare.

Roadside America - tourist traps.

Russian Folklore - one of our contributors contributed to this site too.

Sex and Propaganda - chronicles the Axis and the Allies use of pornography as a tool of psychological warfare during WWII.

Shit and Civilization - the website for a course being taught at the London Consortium.

Skeptic's Annotated Bible - a Bible for the unbeliever.

Speech Accent Archive - Native and non-native speakers of English all read the same English paragraph and are carefully recorded.

Speed Trap Exchange - you know about the speed traps on your regularly traveled routes, but what about those times you are on unfamiliar streets and highways? If only there was a way you could share your knowledge of speed traps, in exchange for the speed trap knowledge of others.

Statistical Summary - America's Major Wars. Interesting and informative overview from Louisiana State University.

The Straight Dope - fighting ignorance since 1973. It's taking longer than they thought.

Strange Deaths Archive - A man walking his dog was run down and killed by his own car on 23 march. His Nissan Primara hurtled down Portsdown Hill, near Portsmouth , and hit him after he had left it in a car park. Police believe the handbrake had slipped. "it appears as if he tried to stop the car by standing in front of it," said a spokesman. archives from 1991.

Stewardess Uniform Collection - someone has way too much time on their hands.

Teen Lingo - send your parents a link to this website and then get ready to be amused when they use teen lingo.

This Day in Music - see what was number one on the charts on any day you wish.

Toilets of the world - even exploding toilets.

Toonopedia - the world's first hypertext encyclopedia of cartoons.

Top 100 April Fools Hoaxes of All Time - gotcha!

TowerSeek is a BitTorent search engine.

Toy Museum - extremely well done graphical interface. Very cool site.

Transportation Futuristics - How people in the past saw the future, which is now. Editor's Choice

triv.net is home of thousands of quizzes. All of the quizzes are based on a 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' format, so each quiz will have 15 questions ranging from very easy to extremely hard. Click here for the QUIZ MENU

Truth Or Fiction - the site that debunks or affirms stories on the internet rumor mill.

The Two Things - for every subject, there are 2 things you have to know.

Urban Legends Reference Pages - In 1977, Ken Olsen, the founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation, said, "There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home." True!

Urinals - the best place to piss away your time on the internet!

Useless Information - the name says it all.

Useless Movie Quotes - Truer words never spoken.

Usenet Archive - from Google.

User Manual Archive - thousands of user manuals for a huge variety of products.

Victorian Era Robots - powered by steam.

Wacky Uses for Well Known Products - actually some good advice.

Webtender online Bartender - did someone say "party"?

What Badgers Eat - turns out they don't eat hot dogs.

What Ever Happened To? - info on yesterday's heros.

What's Special About This Number? - lots of numbers, lots of distinctive facts.

Where's George - just where did that dollar bill come form anyway.

Wondir - ask a question, get the answer from someone who's probably very well informed.

World Nuclear Association - This searchable database provides extensive detail on every nuclear reactor worldwide

World Taxi Project - photos of taxi cabs from around the world.

Yesterday's Tomorrows - are today's used to be's

ZabaSearch - find people with this search engine.

Zip Code Map - enter a ZIP Code & see the boundaries.

Zipcode Search - why not?

 
 
 

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