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wind map
"An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us ... This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US."
posted to reference by thegreatkinghal, Jun 7th
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EditMinion
"EditMinion helps you refine your writing by searching your text for some common grammatical, spelling and diction mistakes that spellcheck won’t catch. It looks for adverbs, bad dialogue attribution, commonly misspelled words and ending a sentence with a preposition. It will also count how many times a given type of mistake is found."
posted to reference by thegreatkinghal, Feb 5th, 2011
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List of Minor Planet Names
An alphabetical list of names of all minor planets (mostly asteroids). It's interesting to see what their namesakes are: authors, scientists, mythological figures, sports stars, musicians, place names, dinosaurs, etc. Use ctrl-F to look for ones you know.
posted to reference by Sirither, Jul 1st, 2010
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Live Piracy Map 2008
"This map shows all the piracy and armed robbery incidents reported to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre during 2008. If exact coordinates are not provided, estimated positions are shown based on information provided."
posted to reference by thegreatkinghal, Nov 19th, 2008
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Worldmapper
Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.
There are now nearly 600 maps.
posted to reference by FurQ, Aug 11th, 2008
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Darwin Online
This site contains Darwin's complete publications, thousands of handwritten manuscripts and the largest Darwin bibliography and manuscript catalogue ever published; also hundreds of supplementary works: biographies, obituaries, reviews, reference works and more
posted to reference by FurQ, Apr 17th, 2008
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Global Incident Map
"A global display of terrorism and other suspicious events"
posted to reference by Brad, Apr 19th, 2007
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Breathing Earth
A Flash-based presentation that displays the carbon dioxide emission levels, as well as the birth and death rates of every country in the world, all in real-time.
posted to reference by Schatten, Sep 13th, 2006
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Wikimapia
View and create tags (with descriptions) on the Google map. Describe the world!
posted to reference by BiggerJ, Jul 25th, 2006
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Japanese Toilet Training Cartoons
A collection of YouTube links to Japanese videos to help kids with toilet training.
posted to reference by Anijunga, Jul 12th, 2006
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Wookieepedia
"Welcome to Wookieepedia, a Star Wars encyclopedia that anyone can edit."
posted to reference by Brad, Mar 31st, 2006
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Handwriting Tips
Tips on how to improve your handwriting.
posted to reference by Anijunga, Feb 6th, 2006
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A Cats Christmas
How to assemble and decorate a Christmas tree as instructed by two cats.
posted to reference by Anijunga, Dec 22nd, 2005
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Learn To Knit
A very extensive online knitting reference. Just in time for the holidays.
posted to reference by Anijunga, Dec 5th, 2005
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GeoNews
Google news overlaid onto a Google map.
posted to reference by Brad, Nov 30th, 2005
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How to make a Noose
How to make a noose. Y'know, for like, killing yourself.
posted to reference by Planettroy, Nov 9th, 2005
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Christmas Party Crackers
How to make your own Christmas party crackers.
posted to reference by Anijunga, Nov 8th, 2005
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UFO Maps
A Google map containing all the UFO sightings reported to the National UFO Reporting Center. Goes all the way back to 1860.
posted to reference by Brad, Oct 7th, 2005
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Map Zip Code
Enter a US zip code and it shows you the area it covers on the map.
posted to reference by Brad, Oct 4th, 2005
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Straight to the humans
Codes needed to bypass automated telephone answering and get straight to a human
at top companies.
posted to reference by Berne, Oct 1st, 2005
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Google Search Tips 2005
Tips on how to use Google.com.
posted to reference by Anijunga, Sep 30th, 2005
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Placeopedia
The goal of Placeopedia is to connect Wikipedia articles with locations on a Google map.
posted to reference by Brad, Sep 20th, 2005
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The Chopstick-assisted Disassemble Guide for the Mac Mini
How to pry open a Mac Mini using a pair of bamboo chopsticks.
posted to reference by Anijunga, Sep 12th, 2005
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Acronyma
"The largest database of acronyms and abbreviations on the web."
posted to reference by Brad, Aug 2nd, 2005
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How to fold a fitted sheet
Descriptions and photos on how to fold a fitted sheet.
posted to reference by Anijunga, Jul 20th, 2005
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Exit Mundi
A collection of end-of-world scenarios from gamma ray bursts to polar shifts to zombie attacks.
posted to reference by qwertyuio, Jun 9th, 2005
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Card Throwing
This site contains instructions on how to throw playing cards with deadly force!
posted to reference by guitarzan8, May 30th, 2005
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How to fake fingerprints
Learn how to wear someone else's fingerprints over your own, non-fake ones.
posted to reference by Atlantima, May 26th, 2005
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How to Fold a Shirt
Learn how to fold a shirt from this Japanese video.
posted to reference by Bargaintuan, May 22nd, 2005
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How to Perform Strong Man Stunts
A book from 1952 describing how to perform strong man stunts such as tearing a telephone book in half, how to lift a man overhead with one hand and how to break a spike with your teeth, etc.
posted to reference by Brad, May 22nd, 2005
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Fire - Can of Coke and a chocolate bar
How to make fire with a can of Coke and a chocolate bar.
posted to reference by Brad, Apr 23rd, 2005
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The Marvel Directory
It has detailed descriptions of every Marvel character ever created. Ever wondered who Wolverine is? Now you can know.
posted to reference by Yengwa, Apr 20th, 2005
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Worst Case Scenarios
Next time you're attacked by a gator . . . this and other potentially life saving tutorials served up here.
posted to reference by FurQ, Apr 8th, 2005
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Flashcard Exchange
"1,843,485 Flashcards. The world's largest flashcard library."
posted to reference by Brad, Apr 1st, 2005
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Simple English Wikipedia
"Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia written in simple English for easy reading. Here at this place, we only use very simple English words and simple writing structures."
posted to reference by Atlantima, Mar 28th, 2005
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Minimum Wage Laws in the States
"Click on any state or jurisdiction to find out about applicable minimum wage laws."
posted to reference by rewinder, Mar 18th, 2005
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20 End of the World Prophecies
A collection of "Predictions that the end will come between 2005 & 2010".
posted to reference by Brad, Mar 17th, 2005
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List of Fictional Curse Words
A list that comprises words from novels, movies, television shows, etc.
posted to reference by rewinder, Mar 16th, 2005
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Population Maps
Population maps of the world from the year 1 AD to 2020 AD. Each dot represents one million people.
posted to reference by rewinder, Mar 16th, 2005
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A parent's primer to computer slang
A handy guide for overprotective parents afraid of the "cyberbullies" that may be speaking in hieroglyphics (or "leetspeak") to their precious offspring.
posted to reference by jonnie, Feb 19th, 2005
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