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January 01, 2024
"What follows is a list of 50 common New Year's resolutions with a piece of advice and plenty of links to useful articles that deal with the issue in greater detail. If you are looking for effective ways of changing your life for the better, then you'll be sure to find tons of useful information here."
January 02, 2024
No need to change the way you work. Radicle extends Git with peer-to-peer discovery, giving distributed version control a new superpower.
January 03, 2024
Tune Into Forests From Around The World. Escape, Relax & Preserve.
January 04, 2024
Welcome to a community that loves baking just as much as you do.
January 05, 2024
This site lets you search 2 million recipes instantly.
January 06, 2024
Listed here, grouped according to our top investigative priorities and related categories, are many of our famous and most significant cases over the past century. The monographs and write-ups below have been made available for your use.
January 07, 2024
Just click play on a sound, turn off your screen, and get some sleep. These sounds are great for sleeping, meditating, or studying.
January 08, 2024
The Constitution of the United States is only 4,543 words—7,762 if you count the Amendments—and originally fit on just four large sheets of paper. It packs a wallop. Not only is it the oldest written national constitution in the world, it's arguably the most influential in the world, too.
January 09, 2024
A curated list of long distance hikes around the world.
January 10, 2024
Use Sleeptyme to calculate the ideal time to go to sleep to get the ideal amount of sleep on REM cycles.
January 11, 2024
There is a common belief that almost everything is made in China. We will help you to find out that the truth is quite different. Manufacturing industry has never died in many countries, and elsewhere reborn. Just select a country from the list and check.
January 12, 2024
Where do you want to escape to? Choose a channel and let your mind wander with slow TV and ambient videos handpicked just for you. Relax with natural images and sounds while you work. Put them on your TV or even invite your friends to watch together.
January 13, 2024
Maps of 85 different regions of the world to search and explore. Most are downloadable in JPEG format and may be printed as full page maps.
January 14, 2024
Play daily natural color image sequences of Earth from the EPIC camera onboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft.
January 15, 2024
We go through life thinking we’ve rested because we have gotten enough sleep — but in reality we are missing out on the other types of rest we desperately need. The result is a culture of high-achieving, high-producing, chronically tired and chronically burned-out individuals. We’re suffering from a rest deficit because we don’t understand the true power of rest.
January 16, 2024
Random Trivia Generator seems like a contradiction because trivia can already be seen as random. For instance, why do you need to know which bird lays the largest eggs? You don’t, but it’s always fun to know the answer in case there is no Internet connection around and someone desperately needs to know.
January 17, 2024
SkillTube is a one-of-its-kind initiative to collate and share skill-related training and other content generated by different stakeholders.
January 18, 2024
These strange, funny, and downright odd collections will break up that long stretch of driving.
January 19, 2024
The Library Map is a map with more than 100,000 books on it based on their relevance and similarity. Color is also applied based on the genre and topics of each book.
January 20, 2024
This Word Does Not Exist uses an artificial intelligence model named GPT-2 to invent new English words.
January 21, 2024
Numbr is a currency calculator combined with a notepad. You can use notes with numbers alongside each other. All of your numbers are instantly recalculated as you type.
January 22, 2024
It’s one of the easiest and most popular dishes to make at home. Just boil noodles, heat a jar of sauce, and voila! What many don’t realize, however, is that with some attention to detail and just a few extra steps, you can take your spaghetti with marinara sauce from serviceable to restaurant-quality. Here are a few tips from the pros.
January 23, 2024
Coverr offers a catalog of thousands of free, high-quality videos that have been downloaded more than 5 million times and are viewed 1.1 million times each month.
January 24, 2024
By now, you've probably heard that an army of amateur investors ganged up on short sellers, causing them painful losses while sending shares of the beleaguered retailer GameStop soaring. You also may be asking, OK, but what is short selling?
January 25, 2024
Welcome to the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. This work-in-progress is a comprehensive quotation-based dictionary of the language of science fiction.
January 26, 2024
Looking for a timeless bop? Pick a year and jam out to their curated set of songs.
January 27, 2024
Going for a Michelin-starred meal doesn’t have to mean blowing the travel budget. They’ve found the 50 cheapest one star (*) and two star (**) restaurants in each country covered by the Michelin guide, and ranked them by the price of an individual meal. Sort the list by location, price, or type of meal and click on each restaurant to find out exactly where you can eat beautiful, delicious, Michelin-worthy food wherever you go in the world.
January 28, 2024
The free species directory that anyone can edit. It covers Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Bacteria, Archaea, Protista and all other forms of life.
January 29, 2024
Read descriptions of more than 15,000 letters known to have been written by or to Charles Darwin, and inspect the complete texts of about half of them.
January 30, 2024
A growing, world-wide, collection of recipes in English, with links to other languages.
January 31, 2024
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover makes its final descent to the Red Planet. There are many ways you can take part in this landing. Create a photo booth, watch online, do a student event and much more.
February 01, 2024
It is a web clock showing the official time of day from NIST, displayed as a 12 or 24-hour clock, in a user-selectable time zone.
February 02, 2024
Nasa's real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Their scientists and hardworking robots are exploring the wild frontiers of our solar system.
February 03, 2024
They’re curious travelers, always wandering around the next corner to see what’s there. They seek genuine experiences and look to both locals and travel experts to get under the skin of culture. But we all struggle with the volume of content and juggling emails, notes, docs and more. So they created Portico. Portico is your travel buddy that keeps everything you (and your friends) need for a trip, in one place. They help you turn your aspirational adventures into real experiences.
February 04, 2024
Whether you are looking for food pantries, stores that accept food stamps, assisted living facilities, domestic violence shelters, homeless shelters, hospitals, mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, free clinics, V.A. facilities, women's clinics, legal assistance, or financial assistance, we have over 350,000 listings of both private and public resources near you that are ready to help.
February 05, 2024
Welcome to The Old House Web -- the Web's leading site for old-house enthusiasts.
February 06, 2024
Send Your Name to Mars on a future NASA mission. View and share your boarding pass and frequent flyer points. All submitted names are reviewed, approved, and then etched onto a microchip. The microchip is placed aboard the Mars 2020 rover, which will land on Mars.
February 07, 2024
Ever wonder what the internet looked like ten years ago? Check out Neal.fun for a trip back in time.
February 08, 2024
Pageturner is a free community for book lovers. Reading in public and sharing your notes gives you valuable ideas and thoughts from other community members, and keeps you accountable.
February 09, 2024
Audiblogs lets you listen to any web article in your podcast player in an Audible-like voice. Use it to "read" while you exercise, cook, do housework, and much more.
February 10, 2024
Discover the traditions and taboos, dishes and drinks that are part of China's most important holiday, the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival.
February 11, 2024
The 2024 Super Bowl is right around the corner. See below for all you need to know including the teams playing, date, start time, odds, location, how to watch and more.
February 17, 2024
Let them take you on an inspirational journey across the Island of Ireland. This website merges high quality, 360° virtual tours with a searchable, tourism centred online platform.
February 18, 2024
When we spend so much of our time online, we’re bound to learn something while clicking and scrolling. Discover something new with Mashable’s series I learned it on the internet. All you need is an internet connection to take certain Harvard courses for free in the comfort of your own home, thanks to the university's fabulous online learning portal.
February 19, 2024
Looking to learn basic computer skills or upgrade the skills you already have? You've come to the right place.
February 20, 2024
The Science Museum Group cares for a diverse and internationally significant collection of 7.3 million items from science, technology, engineering, medicine, transport, and media. Be the first to see their collection online.
February 21, 2024
Create an online card game with this virtual deck of playing cards. Have each card game instantly available to play with friends or family on any modern web browser.
February 22, 2024
There are many tasks better suited to microwaves than other traditional heating elements. From dehydrating herbs to par-cooking potatoes to toasting nuts, these 11 uses will put even the most adamant skeptics in their place.
February 23, 2024
The Buy Nothing Project began when two friends, Rebecca Rockefeller and Liesl Clark, created an experimental hyper-local gift economy on Bainbridge Island, WA, in July 2013. Since then, it has become a worldwide social movement, with groups in 30 nations. Local groups form gift economies that are complementary and parallel to local cash economies; whether people join because they’d like to quickly get rid of things that are cluttering their lives, or simply to save money by getting things for free, they quickly discover that our groups are not just another free recycling platform. A gift economy’s real wealth is the people involved and the web of connections that forms to support them.
February 24, 2024
We make your learning personalized, bite-sized, and fun. Play quizzes, earn rewards, and join the community!
February 25, 2024
The idea of a documentary has shifted according to our possibilities during the past hundred years. Our artistic preoccupations of their creators have not changed radically in that time.
February 26, 2024
A magnetized compass and a paper map are part of our Ten Essentials. Learning to read that paper topographic map is every bit as essential. Your map will then be able to tell you a richly detailed tale about the terrain you’ll be exploring.
February 27, 2024
Like a time traveler, you can select a date to see all the words first used in print during that year.
February 28, 2024
They are the world's largest and most comprehensive directory and search engine for acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms on the Internet. Abbreviations.com holds hundreds of thousands of entries organized by a large variety of categories, from computing and the Web to governmental, medicine, and business. It is maintained and expanded by a large community of passionate editors.
February 29, 2024
Nature Soundmap is a fun and interactive way to explore the natural sounds of our planet. Professional nature recordists worldwide collaborated to combine satellite images with high-quality field recordings. The project combines some of nature’s most beautiful, engaging, and inspiring sounds.
March 01, 2024
Here you will find animated illustrations that explain various engines' inner workings, including Stirling, steam, and internal combustion types. You can even adjust the speed they run!
March 02, 2024
The Bloomberg Global Coal Countdown has one singular mission: to track and countdown the world's remaining coal plant units as decision-makers across governments and the private sector work together to accelerate the transition to a clean energy future.
March 03, 2024
They say knowledge is power, so what better way to supercharge your skills than by mainlining information directly into those two wonderful auditory receptors that flank your brain? Yes, we’re talking podcasts, and while the official count has reached north of a bajillion, here are six that are sure to sharpen your smarts.
March 04, 2024
Ever wonder what ingredients are in the average pesto recipe or which ones to include in your chicken soup? Find the most common ingredients in any general recipe, like bolognese or piccata. Learn how much of each ingredient recipes typically contain and what pairs well with them.
March 05, 2024
Everyone experiences the struggles of difficult tasks. They have been made all the worse with lockdowns, home-schooling, and other lifestyle changes due to the pandemic. Everyone experiences bouts of procrastination or work-avoidance, and the guilt that comes with them. There is no avoiding these experiences entirely, but there are some strategies that can help us stay focused.
March 05, 2024
Everyone experiences the struggles of difficult tasks. They have been made all the worse with lockdowns, home-schooling, and other lifestyle changes due to the pandemic. Everyone experiences bouts of procrastination or work-avoidance, and the guilt that comes with them. There is no avoiding these experiences entirely, but there are some strategies that can help us stay focused.
March 06, 2024
The model runs by simulating 1,000 "possible futures" based on the parameters you specify. In Causal, model parameters are probabilistic — they can take on a range of values to account for the uncertainty in your estimates. Causal's outputs are distributions too, letting you understand the uncertainty in your results. Customise the inputs to run your own scenarios comparing buying and renting.
March 07, 2024
A real-time 3D digital map of Tokyo's public transport system.
March 08, 2024
Our solar system is home to more than 200 moons. All the major planets, apart from Mercury and Venus, have moons, and dozens orbit around giants like Saturn and Jupiter. And while Earth's moon is undeniably a wonderful thing, other moons in our solar system are downright wacky in comparison.
March 09, 2024
The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights is a set of five principles and associated practices to help guide the design, use, and deployment of automated systems to protect the rights of the American public in the age of artificial intelligence. Developed through extensive consultation with the American public, these principles are a blueprint for building and deploying automated systems that are aligned with democratic values and protect civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy.
March 10, 2024
EXPERT TIPS, GEAR, AND SKILLS THAT WILL HELP YOU TAKE YOUR ADVENTURE PHOTOGRAPHY TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
March 11, 2024
Discover multiple ways to navigate through a dynamic and interactive space of vibrant intangible cultural heritage practices and expressions. See how together they represent a rich cultural diversity.
March 12, 2024
My Ship Tracking is a FREE REALTIME AIS vessel finder tracking service. With this vessel tracker you can monitor ship positions, vessel tracking, ship tracking, and more.
March 13, 2024
It’s a perennial question: do spies write the best spy novels? It’s the business of secrets, after all; you can’t help but wonder how much authors get right. Surely, the only authentic spy books are the ones written by people on the inside, right?
March 14, 2024
VinylHub is the biggest community-built database of record stores and vinyl record fairs and events. Be part of our mission to create an archive of all the world's record stores by adding your favorite stores to the database!
March 15, 2024
Open-source illustrations for any idea you can imagine and create.
March 16, 2024
How Hot Will It Get is a large platform related to climate change to help you get an overview of futuristic climate scenarios. It also connects professional and individual users who are interested in combatting the climate crisis.
March 17, 2024
St. Patrick’s Day observes of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The holiday has evolved into a celebration of Irish culture with parades, special foods, music, dancing, drinking and a whole lot of green.
March 18, 2024
Looking for a movie to watch but don't know what's out there. Movie of the NightiInstantly finds you something to watch across all of your streaming services. Just pick a genre, an actor and/or release year and your ready to go.
March 20, 2024
The Collections database consists of entries for more than 480,000 works in the Musée du Louvre and Musée National Eugène-Delacroix. Updated on a daily basis, it is the result of the continuous research and documentation efforts carried out by teams of experts from both museums.
March 21, 2024
When, where, and how far will birds migrate? Our migration forecasts will answer these questions for the first time.
March 22, 2024
Why should the Suez Canal have all the fun? From the comfort of home you can get the Ever Given stuck wherever you want it. Drag and zoom the map to move this big old boat somewhere else. Click the rotate button to get it wedged perfectly. Hit the "to scale" button to make it approximately the right size. Or you can make it whatever size you feel like: get it stuck in a swimming pool or across the entire Atlantic Ocean.
March 23, 2024
A People Map of the US, where city names are replaced by their most Wikipedia’ed resident: people born in, lived in or connected to a place.
March 24, 2024
GeoFS's flight model is complete enough to deliver a realistic flight simulation experience. More than just a game, GeoFS is a real flight simulator. From the Piper Cub to the Airbus A380, the range of available aircraft should satisfy every aviation enthusiast.
March 25, 2024
Type Terms is the perfect tool for designers to learn the basics of typographic terminology. If you are new to typography or here to refresh your memory, then Type Terms is perfect for you.
March 26, 2024
We hope to be a destination of choice for visitors more particularly interested in Victorian and French Romantic illustrations.
March 27, 2024
Garry Kasparov is delighted to invite you to Kasparovchess. Pre-register with your email and you could be one of 6400 players granted early access to our community where you can learn, play and enjoy chess.
March 28, 2024
As a subset of artificial intelligence, deep learning lies at the heart of various innovations: self-driving cars, natural language processing, image recognition, and so on. There are amazing benefits of deep learning and its architectures — artificial neural networks.
March 29, 2024
Give dinner the power of AI. We analyzed over 150,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients are better together.
March 30, 2024
Nearly every president had a pet — either exotic or common — and you can learn about all of them here.
March 31, 2024
"Winning photographs and cartoons, and bios and photos of winners, are available by clicking the links below. More than 2,400 entries are submitted each year in the Pulitzer Prize competitions, and only 21 awards are normally made. The awards are the culmination of a year-long process that begins early in the year with the appointment of 102 distinguished judges who serve on 20 separate juries and are asked to make three nominations in each of the 21 categories."
April 01, 2024
Sounds of Earth grew out of a personal need to create a collection of ambient sounds of nature to help me relax or meditate and raise awareness for the protection and restoration of our ecosystems. We need to protect and restore our environment so that future generations can also enjoy the natural sights and sounds that we take for granted.
April 02, 2024
Light Pollution Map is a mapping application that displays VIIRS/DMSP/World Atlas overlays/IAU observatories and the user measurements overlay over Microsoft Bing base layers (road and hybrid Bing maps). The primary use is to show VIIRS/DMSP data in a friendly manner, but over time it also includes some other interesting overlays that concern light pollution like SQM/SQC, World Atlas 2015 zenith brightness, clouds, aurora, and IAU observatories.
April 03, 2024
"The New York Times presents a comprehensive library of medical topics, including in-depth articles on diseases, conditions, tests, symptoms, injuries and surgeries. The encyclopedic reference is frequently updated and reviewed by doctors, medical writers and editors. Within the guide are extensive links to The Times's own archive of news and features."
April 04, 2024
"The National Center for Education Statistics collects, analyzes and makes available data related to education in the U.S. and other nations."
April 05, 2024
To some, nuclear energy offers a clean energy alternative that frees us from the shackles of fossil fuel dependence. To others, it summons images of disaster: quake-ruptured Japanese power plants belching radioactive steam, the dead zone surrounding Chernobyl's concrete sarcophagus. But what happens inside a nuclear power plant to bring such marvel and misery into being?
April 06, 2024
"The Earth Science Picture of the Day highlights the diverse processes and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions, and relevant links."
April 07, 2024
Check out this high-resolution 3D image of Mars thanks to NASA, Ames Research Center.
April 08, 2024
More than Just Parks was created to be the best online resource for everything National Parks and Public Lands. They create visually stunning national park guides, award-winning short films, breathtaking photos, and insightful tips to make your next national park trip the best.
April 09, 2024
Satellites are visible in the night sky. No telescope is required if you know where to look. Find out here.
April 10, 2024
A Blinking Map of the World's Lighthouses. This map is alive with the beauty of lighthouse signals. The unique light signatures of nautical beacons translate into hypnotic cartography.
April 11, 2024
The Open Video Project is to collect and make available a repository of digitized video content for the digital video, multimedia retrieval, digital library, and other research communities.
April 12, 2024
This Day in Music provides information on musicians born on the day of your visit. It includes references to their recordings, gigs, chart positions, and even deaths, along with significant events from this day. Find the #1 / No.1 singles or #1 / No.1 albums from US, UK, German, Canadian, and Australian charts for previous years, as published on this day. Events are added daily from legendary rock and pop artists such as The Beatles, U2, Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, and Led Zeppelin to today's top artists like The Killers, Lady Ga Ga, Cheryl Cole, Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse, and Leona Lewis.
April 13, 2024
LightBox, a blog by TIME's photo department, explores how photography, video, and the culture of images define today's world. This blog offers a daily behind-the-scenes look at TIME's photography as well as inspiring new projects. It aims to immerse you in the visual side of the news and highlight photography that pushes boundaries in the art world. Regular features include the backstory from photoshoots, firsthand accounts from photographers in the field, profiles of legendary image-makers, photo essays, and more.
April 14, 2024
"The National Consumers League is America's oldest consumer organization, representing consumers and workers on marketplace and workplace issues since our founding in 1899. NCL provides government, businesses, and other organizations with the consumer's perspective on concerns including child labor, privacy, food safety, and medication information."
April 15, 2024
Calculate when you can see the SpaceX Starlink satellites above your location.
April 16, 2024
Listen to local radio stations while driving through the cities around the world.
April 17, 2024
The goal of our project is to provide a comprehensive database of strike and labor protest activity across the United States to better inform and support labor movement activists, policymakers, and scholars.
April 18, 2024
Nikolaj Juhlsen combines his interest in MTB and videography to create a stunning video of how it is to take a ride. Enjoy the original sound and the beautiful scenery.
April 19, 2024
Like many people, we've had to hit pause on our travel plans for the time being, but that doesn’t mean we’re not still thinking about all the places we’ve been—and all the places we hope to get to sometime soon. After all, so much of travel trickles into our lives both before and after a big trip, whether it’s the hours we spend scouring the internet for inspiration on where to go next, or the ways a place influences us long after we’ve left, from the food we cook and the souvenirs we fill our homes with to the music we listen to. “It’s important to remember that travel is also a state of mind,” U.S. editor Jesse Ashlock wrote last week. “And that you don’t necessarily have to go far away to feel far away.” With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of 101 ways to travel without leaving your house, which we hope will help you feel entertained, a little more inspired, and, most importantly, a little more connected with the rest of the world.
April 20, 2024
Many scams are universal, from the IRS imposter who calls and threatens to arrest you if you don’t pay your taxes, to phishing emails that trick you into sending sensitive data or downloading malware onto your computer. But some types of fraud target older adults specifically or affect them disproportionately.
April 21, 2024
Buy Nearby is a chrome extension that recommends local businesses! While browsing through Amazon or eBay, the chrome extension will show nearby businesses tailored to what you were previously searching for. Help your community during challenging times by supporting the businesses near you.
April 22, 2024
"Experience the world's museums from your home. Get closer to art! Simply select a museum from the homepage and then either choose 'Explore the museum' or 'View Artwork'. Once you are on the main site use the drop-down menus or the side info bar to navigate between artworks and museums. Finally, create and share your collections online."
April 23, 2024
"Join Curious.com to learn something new every day with 20,000+ online video lessons on crafts, code, tech, music, health, food, etc. from expert teachers."
April 24, 2024
"Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690 - present."
April 25, 2024
"Compendium of statistics and up-to-date facts and figures on everything you need to know."
April 26, 2024
"Protect your family, your local community, and the nation by helping the FBI catch wanted terrorists and fugitives. You can also help reunite missing persons of all ages with their loved ones. Rewards are offered in some cases. Use the Search Center below to find specific cases."





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