The Proceedings of the Old Bailey

"The Proceedings of the Old Bailey London 1674 to 1834. A fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court."

The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834

PhotoStamps

"PhotoStamps is a new form of postage that allows customers to include their favorite digital photographs, designs or images on valid US Postal Service postage. Customers design state-of-the-art, professional-looking postage from the PhotoStamps web site by simply uploading pictures from existing image files, digital photographs, and original graphics. An intuitive interface allows users of PhotoStamps to flip, rotate, and zoom in and out of their images, as well as add colored borders to create harmonized themes. Users maintain a secure online account that allows for the storage of images for future purchases. Using advanced printing technology, we send customers high-quality, peelable PhotoStamps within a short timeframe, allowing for a wide variety of personal and business-related usage."

PhotoStamps

Ask Yahoo! - Most Popular Questions

Does Barbie have a last name? What is Don McLean talking about in his song "American Pie"? Can a person who is blind from birth "see images" in their dreams? How many vacation days has George W. Bush taken to date as president? How did the bull and bear symbols become associated with the stock market? And many more questions answered...

Ask Yahoo! - Most Popular Questions

The Museum of Online Museums

"At the Museum of Online Museums, you will find links from our archives to online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of interests and obsessions: Start with a review of classic art and architecture, and graduate to the study of mundane (and sometimes bizarre) objects elevated to art by their numbers, juxtaposition, or passion of the collector. The MoOM is organized into three sections.

The Museum Campus contains links to brick-and-mortar museums with an interesting online presence. Most of these sites will have multiple exhibits from their collections (or, in the case of the Smithsonian, displays of items not on display in the Washington museum itself).

The Permanent Collection displays links to exhibits of particular interest to design and advertising.

Galleries, Exhibition, and Shows is an ecelctic and ever-changing list of interesting links to collections and galleries, most of them hosted on personal web pages. In other words, it's where all the good stuff is."

The Museum of Online Museums

i-neighbors

"Your Neighborhood's Home on the Internet
It is FREE to Start a New I-Neighbors Community for Your Neighborhood!

Use I-Neighbors to:
• Meet and communicate with your neighbors.
• Find neighbors with similar interests.
• Share information on local companies and services.
• Organize and advertise local events.
• Vocalize local concerns and ideas.

Who is I-Neighbors for?
• Individuals
• Families
• Local Governments
• Tenants Groups
• Community Organizers
• Neighborhood Associations"

Be a good neighbor, try: i-neighbors

SeatGuru.com - Guide to Airplane Seating

"Do you have a long flight coming up and want a quiet seat?
Could you really use some extra legroom?
Do you keep getting stuck in a seat that doesn't recline?
Have you paid extra for Business Class and want the best seat?

SeatGuru.com employs a combination of detailed seat map graphics, in-depth remarks and observations, a color-coded system to help identify superior and substandard seats and icons to denote amenities such as laptop power and audio/video entertainment.  This blend of features conveys specific seat information such as extra legroom, limited recline, decreased width and obstructed movie screen viewing.  All aspects and features of the site are displayed in a user-friendly interface and an easy-to-navigate format."

To find the best airline seats visit: SeatGuru.com - Your Guide to Airplane Seating

BannerReport.com - The Internet Advertising Resource Guide

"BannerReport.com - The Internet Advertising Resource Guide

BannerReport.com hosts a massive gallery of banner ads and will be of special interest to graphic designers, web developers, marketing professionals and as those with an interest in online advertising. BannerReport.com features some of the finest examples of banner advertisements available. The centerpiece of BannerReport.com is a searchable database of banner ads covering many categories and subjects, totalling nearly 15,000 images and counting."

BannerReport.com - The Internet Advertising Resource Guide

RadarGolf

"Radar Golf has developed a system that offers golfers for the first time the ability to find their off-fairway balls with minimal search time. The system is comprised of an electronically "tagged" golf ball and a handheld unit used to find the ball. These items are the proprietary technology of Radar Golf and the subject of multiple patents. When the golfer hits a shot that is difficult to locate, they pull out the handheld unit, turn it on, and point it in the direction of interest and begin walking toward their ball. By moving the unit from left to right, a pulsed audio tone (from the handheld unit) provides information on ball direction and distance. The golfer quickly walks in the direction of their ball and finds it within seconds, avoiding a delay in the game and the disruption to fellow golfers who come over to help look."

RadarGolf

eMachineShop - Online Machine Shop

"The eMachineShop - where you can design, price, and order your custom parts online!


eMachineShop is the remarkable new way to get the custom parts you need - the first true online machine shop. Download our free software, draw your part, and click to order - it's that easy! Your part will be machined and delivered. Even better, your cost is low due to the Internet, software, and automated machines."

Need something made then visit: eMachineShop - Online Machine Shop

mysteryshop.org - the largest association of mystery shopping providers

"The MSPA is the largest professional trade association dedicated to improving service quality using anonymous resources. With over 150 member companies worldwide, their diverse membership includes marketing research and merchandising companies, private investigation firms, training organizations and companies that specialize in providing mystery shopping services. Their member companies work with their clients to establish mechanisms to measure and improve levels of service."

mysteryshop.org - the largest association of mystery shopping providers

Dewey Chettham & How

"Dewey, Cheetham & Howe is a joke about a law firm. The joke has been made popular by a national radio talk show called 'Car Talk' produced right here in Boston."

Learn about: Dewey Chettham & How

Community Weblog

"Metafilter is a weblog that anyone can contribute a link or a comment to. A typical weblog is one person posting their thoughts on the unique things they find on the web. This website exists to break down the barriers between people, to extend a weblog beyond just one person, and to foster discussion among its members.

Community Weblog

Quantum Sleeper

"The Quantum Sleeper Unit is a high-level security system designed for maximum protection in various hostile environments

Quantum Sleepers can also be fitted to provide protection from destructive forces of nature such as tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes and floods.

The Quantum Sleeper is the ultimate in protection, entertainment and communications, “ ALL ROLLED UP IN ONE”.

PROTECTION

With this unit you don't have to run to a 'Safe Room', you're already in it.

ENTERTAINMENT

The Quantuum Sleeper comes with options for:
- CD player,
- DVD Screen with PC hookup,
- Microwave and Refrigerator

COMMUNICATIONS

The Quantum Sleeper comes with options for Cellular Phones, CB and Short-wave Radios"

Quantum Sleeper

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org) is a copyleft encyclopedia that is collaboratively developed using wiki software. Wikipedia is managed and operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. In addition to standard encyclopedic knowledge, Wikipedia includes information more often associated with almanacs and gazetteers, as well as coverage of current events.

All original material contributed to Wikipedia is free content under the GNU Free Documentation License, meaning that it may be freely used, freely edited, freely copied and freely redistributed subject to the restrictions of that license."

Visit Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

NationMaster.com - Where Stats Come Alive!

"NationMaster.com is a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD. Using a form, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.

They currently have 4,050 stats. They want to be the web's one-stop resource for country statistics on anything and everything, whether it be soldiers, olympic medals, tourists, English speakers or wall plug voltages. You can also view profiles of individual countries including their maps and flags. You can use correlation reports and scatterplots to find relationships between variables. Integrated into these is a full encyclopedia with over 200,000 articles."

Visit NationMaster.com - Where Stats Come Alive!

Home Page: American Memory from the Library of Congress

"American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections."

American Memory from the Library of Congress

I Work With Fools

"iWorkWithFools is a web site where you can read or anonymously share work related stories about the foolish coworkers and bosses we all deal with daily."

iWorkWithFools.com

Ticketstubs

"Ticket stubs are everywhere, one of the many receipts in our daily lives - but we all save some from time to time. The Ticketstub project is a place where you can upload scanned images of your saved stubs, and tell a story about that night, that concert, that movie, what happened on that date; basically, ask youself why you saved the stub as a reminder."

Visit: Ticketstubs

Photoblogs.org - The Photoblog Resource

"Photoblogs.org is a resource designed to help people find all kinds of photoblogs. If you're not sure what a photoblog is, check out the FAQ. Our database currently holds listings for 5,199 photoblogs in 63 countries and 28 languages."

Photoblogs.org - The Photoblog Resource

Tim's badly drawn cat web site

"tiddles.co.uk - tim's badly drawn cat web site - proving once and for all that people really can't draw cats..."

tiddles.co.uk - tim's badly drawn cat web site

Share Your iMovies

"Share Your Movies! iMovieFest.com is a film community for anyone who makes movies using iMovie, Final Cut, and other Mac-based software. Basic Membership is FREE and gives you a global audience for one movie plus live stats on your movie's activity. iMovieFest.com also gives you access to online Movie galleries where you can rate and review movies you've watched, get exclusive iMovie tutorials, download free sound effects, participate in interactive forums, fun filmmaking contests and other goodies that will give you the tools you need to make your own movies! Have fun and start showing your movies to audiences around the world!"

Share Your iMovies and Final Cut Movies at iMovieFest.com!

U.S. Coin Specifications

What's the diameter of a Dime? What's the thickness of a Penny? How many reeds are there on a Quarter? These and more answers can be found at U.S. Mint

Urban Legends Reference Pages

"Urban legends are a specific type of folklore, and many of the items discussed on this site do not fall under the folkloric definition of "urban legend." We are following the more expansive popular (if inaccurate) use of "urban legend" as a term that embraces not only urban legends but also common fallacies, misinformation, old wives' tales, strange news stories, rumors, celebrity gossip, and similar items."

Urban Legends Reference Pages

SUPERSTITIONS

"SUPERSTITIONS

Sneeze on a Monday, sneeze for danger
Sneeze on a Tuesday, kiss a stranger;
Sneeze on a Wednesday, sneeze for a letter;
Sneeze on a Thursday, something better;
Sneeze on a Friday, sneeze for sorrow;
Sneeze on a Saturday, see your sweetheart tomorrow.
Sneeze on a Sunday, and the devil will have domination over you all week.

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Married in White, you have chosen right
Married in Gray, you will go far away,
Married in Black, you will wish yourself back,
Married in Red, you will wish yourself dead,
Married in Green, ashamed to be seen,
Married in Blue, you will always be true,
Married in Pearl, you will live in a whirl,
Married in Yellow, ashamed of your fellow,
Married in Brown, you will live in the town,
Married in Pink, you spirit will sink.

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Do not walk under a ladder or you will invite bad luck.
Hiccups are unlucky because when you have them you are believed to be owned by the devil.
Breaking a mirror will bring you 7 years of bad luck.
It's bad luck to have a black cat cross your path.
If you see a shooting star it will bring you good luck.
The number 13 is bad luck.
Carrying a rabbit's foot in your pocket will bring good luck."

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EPA: Plug-In To eCycling

"Plug-In To eCycling is a consumer electronics campaign working to increase the number of electronic devices collected and safely recycled in the United States. Launched in January 2003, Plug-In To eCycling is one component of EPA's Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC), a national effort to find flexible, yet more protective ways to conserve our valuable resources."

EPA: Plug-In To eCycling

Mars Exploration Program Landing Sites

A NASA Web site, Marsoweb, was developed so that scientists could help pick landing sites for the current rover expeditions. There are lots of maps and other data of interest.

Mars Exploration Program Landing Sites

The Dairy Lama

"Dairy Life is Zen.
Who do we seek for wisdom?
The Dairy Lama.

The Dairy Lama's homeland is Wisconsin, America’s dairyland.  It’s the home of friendly cheeseheads who encourage you to celebrate their low-carb dairy heritage through the wisdom and prose of MooKü poetry.

MooKü poems are Haiku poems using cheese and dairy as a metaphor for life. They are valued for the humor and insight they provide to site visitors."

The Dairy Lama

The Flat-Earth Bible

Robert J. Schadewald wrote: "When I first became interested in the flat-earthers in the early 1970s, I was surprised to learn that flat-earthism in the English-speaking world is and always has been entirely based upon the Bible. I have since assembled and read an extensive collection of flat-earth literature. The Biblical arguments for flat-earthism that follow come mainly from my reading of flat-earth literature, augmented by my own reading of the Bible.

Except among Biblical inerrantists, it is generally agreed that the Bible describes an immovable earth. At the 1984 National Bible-Science Conference in Cleveland, geocentrist James N. Hanson told me there are hundreds of scriptures that suggest the earth is immovable."

Learn more: The Flat-Earth Bible.

The 300 Most Common Words

"The of and a to in is you that it he for was on are as with his they at be this from I have or by one had not but what all were when we there can an your which their said if do will each about how up out them then she many some so these would other into has more her two like him see time could no make than first been its who now people my made over did down only way find use may water long little very after words called just where most know"

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