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BBC World Service: Programmes Archive - Listen to radio broadcasts from the BBC World Service Programme Archives.

World Wide Panoramas - If you could use a change of scenery, World Wide Panoramas provides breathtaking VR panoramic pictures from over 40 countries throughout the world.

Earth From Above - Get a "bird's eye view" of some of the most stunning sites on Earth.

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TheyTookEverything.com - Suddenly singles can register for electronics, kitchen essentials, linens, all the stuff they really need now because the ex- got everything.

How to Order a Chicken (SUBSERVIENT CHICKEN) - Type in a whimsical command and watch in amazement as he immediately obeys you.

The Windows Sound Symphony - Watch in amazement as the most popular Operating System in the world transforms into a virtual philharmonic.

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Veterans of Atomic Testing - Personal accounts of many of those who witnessed the decades of nuclear testing, we can learn about this fascinating if not frightening era in history.

300 Love Letters - One young woman's project/experiment to tap into the universal emotion of love that connects us all.

A Guide to the History of Operating-System GUIs - Contains a history of all the Operating-Systems, especially the ones we love to hate.

Desktop Project - This is a very simple but very cool website where participants submit and upload each other's images onto their computer desktop.

Strong Bad's Real 100th E-Mail - Enjoy this hilarious adventure featuring Strong Bad and the cult cartoon's quirky cast of characters.

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Close Encounters: Dolphins - A new PBS program that takes a deep look into the world of the ocean's most intelligent creatures.

Skeptical Inquirer Magazine - Aims to debunk the claims of 'pseudo-science', demystify the world of 'occultism', and clarify various other familiar mysteries and superstitions.

Nerd Gym - Crucial exercises as "The Keyboard Backbreaker" and the more advanced "Danger Exercises".

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The Oldest Domains - Take a look at this list of the first 100 registered domain names and get an insight into the birth of the World Wide Web.

LEGO Logic - Watch them lighten up as they are realized through the construction of Lego's models.

Evolution Of A Programmer - Programmers will get a kick out of this artistic computer joke.

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International Sand Collectors Society - An organization of enthusiastic hobbyists whose passion is the collection and study of different types of sand.

Online Guide to Whistling Records - You will find biographies on some of the great whistlers of all time, as well as vintage album covers and extensive discographies.

Decibel Drag Racing - New visitors to the still underground world of db Drag Racing will learn a lot about this high volume competition.

Natalie Decants - Who better to teach us about the joys of wine than a registered sommelier who works as a highly respected wine critic and has a passion for wine tasting?

The Practical Hippie - A great site that aims to reach out to a mainstream audience on important social, environmental and health issues that are often neglected by corporate media.

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99 Rooms - Make sure you are Flash-ready, follow the brief instructions and start walking.

Eye Witness to History - Teachers and students will love this website, which provides educational, eyewitness accounts of important moments throughout history.

Best of Photojournalism 2004 - National Press Photographer Awards judge some of the most stunning and shocking photos taken and published each year.

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Rock On, Rock On: The Balancing Art of Bill Dan - Check out the work of Bill Dan, a San Francisco-based sculpture whose work literally 'rocks'.

Truth in Advertising - If you can no longer indulge in the pleasures of smoking, bask in the memory of a care-free smoke.

Newspapers around the Globe - Find the right paper for you at this useful site, which has reviews on newspapers from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and everything in between.

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All About Snow - Will teach you everything there is to know about that beautiful white substance that falls from the clouds every winter.

Angry Alien Productions - Jennifer Shiman's ingenious cartoons use bunnies to re-enact thirty-second, hilarious versions of famous films.

I Need Coffee - An open, free forum for coffee lovers to share and learn about the joys of their morning cup.

Parking Battle of the Sexes - Choose your appropriate gender and get ready to park.

The Incredible Internet Guy - Every week he chooses a new topic (Downloading Music, Health and Nutrition, Stopping Spam, etc.), and offers a long list of relevant websites for you to explore and learn from.

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AstroMeeting - Visitors can view images of distant space phenomena such as comets, planets, asteroids, dark nebulae, planetary clusters and much more.

Cool Utility: Pluck - A new service that retrieves and organizes all of your favorite Web fodder into one easy to view site.

Do You Speak American? - Offers fascinating features such as the evolution and impact of modern American slang, the future of speaking, and a map experience that tracks how our language changes from region to region.

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The Cubes - A fun website and product that spoofs the drudgery of corporate life spent in a cubicle.

Sand Animation - A unique and animated view of the fascianting art of painting with sand.

The Hundreds vs. Corgishoe - An astounding collection of sneakers, most of which he doesn't even wear.

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Chasing Tornados - Whether you are the real deal or just an awe-struck voyeur, the world of tornado chasing is sure to get your adrenalin pumping.

Screenplay Outliner - The story outline tool uses the old "20 questions" interview process to generate an outline of your script.

Peace Art Project Cambodia - Established in 2003 to promote a weapons-free society and to educate young Cambodians about art.

Barbecue America - For those of you who are obsessed with the culinary art of outdoor grilling, check out this website, which is a self-described "Pilgrimage In Search Of America's Best Barbecue."

MoCoLoco - Art and design buffs will enjoy this online magazine, which focuses on the latest in modern design news and product reviews.

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Time Magazine Archive - The archives at Time.com are a fascinating collage documentation of the major events of the 20th Century.

Celebrity Safari - A 'non-professional' photography community that posts casual pics of people with their favorite celebs.

Doodles, Drafts & Designs - A travelling exhibition of Industrial Drawings, courtesy of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

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Big Heads - Check out one man's collection of what has apparently become a popular style of portrait photography.

Greedo Assassination Conspiracy - Take a deeper look into the mystery as to why the alien bounty hunter Greedo boggled his attempt to assassinate the legendary Han Solo in a Mos Eisley cantina.

Google's Usenet Timeline - A fascinating timeline of old Usenet articles and threads, which date back as far as 1981.

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The Hand Collector - An Italian artist who collects photographs of people's hands, adorned with various writings and illustrations.

Will the Real Jim Wilson Step Forward - If your name is Jim Wilson, or if you're looking for a long lost friend by the same name, you've come to the right place.

Kitchen Contraptions - This online cooking blog will keep you informed about the newest kitchen gadgets to hit the market.

Artistic Tanks - Features photographs of large tanks (the type that hold large amounts of oil, water or propane) that have been painted into something more interesting than their original form.

Guerrilla Sports - Offers loads of original content, as well as a unique perspective into the world of sports beyond the norm of statistics and won-loss columns.

Issue # 336

Color Diamond Encyclopedia - Boasts a visual index of over 300 color variations of the world's most popular precious stone.

The Compleat Steve Martin - Fans can explore this fun reference site about the extremely talented writer/actor/producer.

Vendee Globe - Founded by maritime sportsman Phillipe Jeantot, the race is simply awesome in its audacity; a single-handed, non-stop sailboat race around the entire world.

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Journey Through A Jet Engine - A very intense Flash animated trip into a jet engine.

Elvis Cup - A simple Styrofoam container that is now coveted by millions of fans(it was allegedly used by The King just six months before his death).

Jim Rome Soundboard - Check out this cool game, which is a soundboard containing many of "The Romanator's" deadliest on-air quips.

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Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery - The exhibition's purpose is not to only document what is one of the darkest spots on human history, but also to abolish modern slavery wherever it exists around the world.

Big Bunny - the creation of animator Amy Winfrey. And as the site bluntly explains, Big Bunny is "Big, Pink, and a Bunny."

The Box Doodle Project - A fun site that showcases people's amazing ability to create something cool out of nothing but a cardboard box and an idea.

Book - Once a week for 36 weeks, this very special sketchbook was sent back and forth at random between two artists living in Brooklyn, NY and two artists in Belfast, Ireland.

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Marine Biology - A tribute to both the study and the conservation of marine biology.

Roadside America - An online guide to the countless "Uniquely Odd Tourist Attractions" you can find while driving from sea to shining sea.

Paperdoll Heaven - The Celebrity Dress-up game has hundreds of dolls of famous people, kids can join the online community and play with all the dolls on the site.

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Crossword Puzzle Games - This site has over 30,000 crosswords, from 'Extra-Small Ones' to more challenging big puzzles.

Ping a Link - PingALink will monitor your web servers, links, mail servers and much more, then notifies you immediately should something go wrong.

Starbucks Density - Enter your address to see how many franchises you are surrounded by.

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The African-American Migration Experience - Explores the thirteen defining migrations that brought people of African descent to the United States.

The Brick Testament - A hilarious and creative site, The Brick Testament re-enacts both the Old and New Testaments with models made almost entirely out of Lego's.

Crazy Horoscopes - Take a funnier look at the stars at Crazy Horoscopes, an alternative guide to Astrology.

Bill Harvey Music - Check out this creative and hilarious spoof site that features the musical stylings of the one and only Bill Harvey.

The Yuckiest Little Miniature Golf Course - Thankfully there is still Magic Carpet Golf, a unique relic of the sports former glory that stands tall amidst the banality of the modern miniature golf course.

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The Atoms Family - Teaches us about "the world of the very small", including atoms, molecules and other tiny particles of matter.

Lifehacker - Lifehacker will guide you through the latest in personal productivity technology so that you can improve how you manage your personal time and information.

The Harmon Leon Collection - Comes from his habit of anonymously infiltrating various businesses, social organizations, even the military, and then chronicling his usually hilarious experiences.

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How to Cut - An essential part of all types cooking is the 'art of cutting', which is simply and concisely explained at this cool culinary site.

Cluster Balloon Flight Page - Learn all about the growing trend of the eccentric extreme sport of Cluster Ballooning, including an ongoing project entitled 'States of Enlightenment'.

Montage-a-Google - Uses keywords to find correlating images within the Google archive and displays them for you as a montage.

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Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Thanks to both the efforts of the Brooklyn Public Library and the Library of Congress, we can step back in time and read one of our nations most famous and successful daily newspapers.

Friday Fun - If you are out of the loop on all those jaw-dropping videos, funny pictures, and hilarious emails that everyone is always talking about, then this is the place for you.

You've Got Questions? - The self-described "New Standard in Reference", Answers.com is a free, online reference guide with information on over one million topics.

The Antarctic Blog - This enjoyable and funny web journal logs the experiences of one self-entitled 'nerdling' on a modern scientific journey.

History of Nations - History and Geography buffs will love this site, which provides a brief history of all of the individual nations of the world.

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Band News Portal - All the latest band-related news from over 600 news sources is available with the quick click of your mouse.

Asbury Park New Jersey - Despite its steady decline, seeing Asbury Park is still an experience rich in urban history and theme park sentimentality.

Webmath - A helpful educational tool that aids math students in solving a variety of mathematical problems, all from the comfort of their own PC.

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Grey Sweatsuit Revolution - This hilarious website is aiming to take the attitude out of fashion using one simple, glorious, very grey garment.

What If? -  A very funny, personal attempt to answer this pernicious question.

Stand By Your Statue - Check out his blog, which boasts photos of both him and his friends striking 'imitation poses' next to statues all around the world.

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TV Cream's 100 Top Toys - Scroll through this master list to see some of the greatest toys ever invented.

Boston's Sargent Murals - See these amazing works, as well as learn about the extensive time and effort that is going into replenishing this epic mural cycle.

I Do Solemnly Swear...' - Thanks to this cool exhibition, we can now glimpse into the history of official Presidential Inaugural Ceremony.

Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - Offers a before-and-after glance at the work of some of today's most talented illustrators.

Clientcopia - An online oasis where one can share the occasional doses of blatant client stupidity one is inevitably subjected to.

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Changing the Face of Medicine - Inspires a new generation of medical pioneers through its exhibition and web site honoring the accomplishments of women in medicine.

Prognosticate - This cool online game tests your knowledge of current events, your language skills and your ability to predict the future.

Their Circular Life - An extremely cool project that aims to remind us to slow down our harried lives, to stop, listen, and observe the daily circle of life.

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Make Your Own Lava Lamp - Learn how to make one of these trippy relics of the 1960's for yourself.

The 48 Laws of Power -  Learn valuable if not ruthless tactics from The 48 Laws of Power such as 'Win Through your Actions, Never Through Argument' and 'Crush Your Enemy Totally'.

Snack Food Chinese Zodiac - Spoof site that uses snack foods such as donuts and Twinkies instead of animals to create a 'new' Chinese Zodiac.

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Squashed Philosophers - Now the average guy can quickly read a nicely condensed and easily digestible bit of Western Philosophy.

Mini Arcade - Take a trip back in time to the good old days when Donkey Kong, Frogger and Pac-Man were the coolest games around.

Contemporary Design - While this cool Canadian site is technically a blog, the quality of its reviews and product information is of magazine quality.

Painting the Weather - Brings together over one hundred weather-inspired works of art.

Museum of Bad Album Covers - You will see the worst of the worst of the record industry's shady past.