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Webmaster -- Carol Bach Last updated on May 12, 2010
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walks, explore cityscapes, landmarks, points of interest, & find shops, restaurants, parks,
hotels & more.
Take this fun & simple online test to learn how well you see color.
Guinness World Records
Online version of the popular books & TV show
Life's Litle Mysteries
Find answers to the questions you've always wondered about. This is a human-powered
question engine with extensive articles to explain the answers. The front page shows the
categories: body & mind, animals, earth, space, & weather, & "just plain strange."
Internet Movie Database
Database of over 260,000 film & TV productions made since 1892. They catalog info on who
made them, who appeared in them, where they were filmed, awards they received, trivia,
quotes & many other categories.
Movie Mistakes
Browse through 70,000 movie & TV mistakes.
Internet Archive & Wayback Machine
Free digital library of cultural artifacts claims to provide "universal access to all knowledge."
Access websites, music, moving images, books, & the "Wayback Machine" -- which allows
users to see archived versions of Web pages of the past.
Time Capsule
Enter any date & be presented with your own customized page that includes all the
information you've chosen -- headlines, birthdays, songs, TV shows, toys, books -- plus typical
consumer prices from that year, Academy Award winners, etc.
Mighty Optical Ilusions
A vast gallery of many different forms of optical illusions. Whether these optical illusions are
conveyed through fractals, photographs, architecture, art, or old fashioned pen & ink, they are
bound to remind you that "seeing is not believing,"
How Stuff Works
Explanations of how things work: Tivo, CD's, Nascar, Krispy Kreme, electric guitars, DNA,
tanks, hypnosis, Gamecube, etc. Covers autos, computers, electronics, entertainment, health,
home, money, people, science & travel.
International High IQ Society
Free standardized intelligence tests on the Web. Puzzles & Brainteasers groups according to
level of difficulty. Trivia Fanatic tests your wits against the world's toughest trivia players.
Chess & Backgammon tournaments with the smartest players around the world. Please note:
Poker is NOT AN APPROVED LIBRARY GAME.
Google Earth
Lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from
galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical
content, save your toured places & share with others.
Earth Live
See the "State of the Planet" -- a virtual earth simulation that allows you to test the effects of
global warming, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes & much more on our Planet Earth.
Google Maps
Explore neighborhoods at street level -- virtually. View street level photographs, take virtual
walks, explore cityscapes, landmarks, points of interest, & find shops, restaurants, parks,
hotels & more.
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