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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
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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 23rd, 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 20th, 2005
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Dead or Alive?
A morbid, yet informative database of famous people.
posted to reference by GlennCase, Feb 8th, 2005
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Squashed Philosophers
"The books which defined the way The West thinks now condensed and abridged to keep the substance, the style and the quotes, but ditching all that irritating verbiage."
posted to reference by Brad, Jan 23rd, 2005
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Tall or Not
Compare your height to famous people.
posted to reference by Brad, Jan 22nd, 2005
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Think! Baby Names
Baby names reference on the history, meaning and popularity of first names.
posted to reference by kianhuay, Jan 17th, 2005
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Monstrous
Encyclopedia of monsters.
posted to reference by Brad, Dec 31st, 2004
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Fresh Patents
Monitor the latest published US patent applications
posted to reference by Brad, Dec 22nd, 2004
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How to make a miniature orange
How to make a tiny, tiny orange.
posted to reference by Brad, Dec 13th, 2004
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Online Etymology Dictionary
"This is a map of the wheel-ruts of modern English. Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago."
posted to reference by Brad, Dec 10th, 2004
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The best paper airplane in the world!
Another site that claims to have the best paper airplane instructions in the world.
posted to reference by Brad, Nov 20th, 2004
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Make your own recursive picture and animation
How to make one of those zooming animations that goes on forever.
posted to reference by Brad, Nov 11th, 2004
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How to: Build a Batphone
For those who have always wanted to build a blinking Batphone "much like the one used in the 1966 television series starring Adam West", this link may prove to be useful.
posted to reference by rewinder, Nov 4th, 2004
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List of Famous Assassins
A list of famous assassins and the people they assassinated.
posted to reference by Planettroy, Oct 18th, 2004
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What Their Mommas Named Them
With most hip-hop artists using a name different from their real name, it's a little confusing, but with this handy list, you no longer have to be perplexed.
posted to reference by rewinder, Oct 16th, 2004
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Shoe Lacing Methods
22 different ways to lace shoes.
posted to reference by Brad, Oct 14th, 2004
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Odds of Dying
The different probabilities of death by many different ways. Includes such things as legal execution, fireworks discharge, venomous snakes and lizards, and more.
posted to reference by rewinder, Oct 8th, 2004
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