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How well do you know cities? Can you identify cities using only a photograph? Find out by clicking Go below!

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Ever wonder if there are men who look like Kenny Rogers? Find out by clicking Go below!

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Would you know your favorite candy bar out of it's wrapper? Test your knowledge by clicking GO below!

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Exotic animals, live, on camera! The San Diego Zoo has web cams focused on several of their interesting residents. Check out the giant Pandas by clicking Go.

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As he neared his 40th birthday, Steve Vaught had an epiphany: If he didn't lose the weight, he would die before 50. But dieting would not work, he decided, and neither would normal exercise. He knew he was the kind of guy who could rationalize his way out of one 3-mile walk after another. "My weakness," he said, "is the easy way out."

So Vaught made it hard. On April 10, he left his San Diego home -- and his wife and two children -- and started walking, alone, to New York...

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Why would anyone choose to "walk every street on the island of Manhattan?" Find out by visiting New York City Walk. You'll find commentary and fascinating photos of the Big Apple by walker Caleb Smith. Just click Go!

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Need an outlet for that anxiety? Have some time to kill? Stop by Virtual Bubble Wrap and have a popping good time!

What is Virtual Bubble Wrap? It's only the most fulfilling experience on the World Wide Web! All the fun of ordinary bubble wrap, but when you're done, you can start over!!! These bubbles can regain their "popability" with just a click of the mouse! It's almost like magic!

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Regardless of how you voted, or feel, about the recent Presidential election, you'll enjoy taking a look at how some people on the "losing" side are expressing themselves. Visit the gallery at SorryEverybody.com and enjoy!

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Review more than 650 fascinating facts and test your knowledge with over 3,250 challenging trivia questions at Mental Floss.

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"Holding Politicians Accountable" - That's the motto of FactCheck.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. FactCheck monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by U.S. Presidential candidates in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.

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Visit the Internet's largest collection of corporate memo's and internal communciations at internalmemos.com. Just click Go! (Note that items with a $ require membership to view).

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Get current local times around the world using The World Clock. Just click Go!

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If you have a pet, check out PetPlace.com. PetPlace.com offers you access to the most extensive medical and wellness pet information on the Internet. A network of the world's leading veterinary experts, in both private practice and research, provides and supports this wealth of information.

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Would you survive a nuclear blast? Enter any location within the U.S. and Map A Blast will map out a hydrogen bomb's "zones of destruction" for that location.

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Where words come from is a fascinating subject, full of folklore and historical lessons. Often, popular tales of a word's origin arise. Sometimes these are true; more often they are not. While it often seems disappointing when a neat little tale turns out to be untrue, almost invariably the true origin is just as interesting. Find the origin of more than 400 words at WordOrigins. Just click Go!

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Play a Classic Word Game in four fun formats. Try and beat the clock as you unscramble words, transform one word into another and match synonyms, antonyms, or slang terms. It's all available on the Merriam-Webster web site. Just click Go!

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Take a look at BookCrossing, a global book club that crosses time and space. Do you like free books? How about free book clubs?. Well, the books members leave in the wild are free... but it's the act of freeing books that points to the heart of BookCrossing. Book trading has never been more exciting, more serendipitous, than with BookCrossing. The goal, simply, is to make the whole world a library. BookCrossing is a book exchange of infinite proportion, the first and only of its kind. Free a book and see where it goes! Just click Go!

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Check out Let's Mow! Visit this site and your view of lawn mowing will be forever changed. Safety equipment is definitely a must for these high speed racers. Just click Go!

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Ever wonder if a Twinkie burns? Or what might happen if a Twinkie were dropped from the sixth floor? The Twinkies Project has the answers. Just click Go!

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Are you the Indiana Jones of the Digital Age? Put your treasure hunting skills to the test with a little electronic help.

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Earth scientists around the world use NASA's satellite imagery to better understand the causes and effects of natural hazards. The images are available to help people visualize where and when natural hazards occur, and to help mitigate their effects.

When you visit Earth Observatory, you can see satellite images of sand storms, fires, floods, volcanoes and other natural disasters.

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" I get no respect. I was crossing the street. I got hit by a mobile library. I was lying there in pain, screaming. The guy looked at me. He went, 'Shhhh.'"

That's just one of the many jokes you'll find on the official Rodney Dangerfield web site. For more of Rodney's jokes, his schedule, and photo album click GO.

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Ever wonder who's giving money to your favorite or most hated politician? Tray.com has the answers. Search by name, zip code, employer etc.

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What happened on this day in history? Visit the web site TodayInHistory.com to find out. Just click Go!

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The Newseum offers "Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs." The "Slow Modem" option gives you text and images for some of the best photos in the world. Choose "Broadband" and you'll see photos and hear comments from the photographer. Either way, the site is definitely a treat.

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Nom de plume, A.K.A., pseudonym, stage name, née, birth name ... Andrew Heenan's Real Names of Famous Folk reveals the real names behind the famous, infamous and notorious.

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Visit GreatBuildings.com. This gateway to architecture around the world and across history documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects, with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more, for famous designers and structures of all kinds.

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Monarch Watch is a cooperative network of students, teachers, volunteers and researchers dedicated to the study of the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus and its spectacular fall migration.

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Where's George?
The Great American Dollar Bill Locator. Do you ever wonder where that paper money in your pocket has been, or where it will go next? This is the place to find out. Just click Go!

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Are they Hot.......or Not? You decide.
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First published on the World Wide Web in February of 1996, The Why Files blazed an early path to web popularity by providing cogent, accurate and often droll explanations of the science and technology that underlie the news of the day. From the how-to of cloning to the hidden secrets of mosquitoes, The Why Files has successfully made science more available to the public through in-depth but accessible articles about science and how it affects everyday life. To visit The Why Files, just click Go!

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The Internet Archive is working to prevent the Internet - a new medium with major historical significance - and other "born-digital" materials from disappearing into the past. Collaborating with institutions including the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian, they are working to permanently preserve a record of public material. Want to see what the Yahoo! web site looked like in 1996? Or how about the early versions of Amazon.com?  Just click Go to take a look.

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Don't judge a book by its cover, read it for yourself at BookBrowse.com. Each book excerpted, plus reviews, reading guides, interviews etc. Just click Go!

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Find Famous Graves. See the graves of thousands of famous people from around the world or find the grave of a dead relative or friend. It's all at findagrave.com - just click Go!

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In partnership with thousands of local nonprofit organizations VolunteerMatch has built the nation's most comprehensive and up to date database of volunteer opportunities. Opportunities are posted directly by local organizations to keep the list of walk-a-thons, neighborhood cleanups, tutoring dates, building sites, meal services, and other activities accurate and up to date. The service is free and Powered by You! Just click Go!

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