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OMG Laserguns Pew Pew Pew
Pew! Pew pew pew!!!

Windosill
A few odd objects to play with.

Bug Bytes
A vast government repository of bug noises.

Hard Rock Memorabilia
All sorts of rock and roll items owned by the restaurants.
1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters
Tongue twisters in almost every language.
1-click Award
I have no idea what this is. Underwear is involved.

Exploratorium: Revealing Bodies
How to mummify a fish (don't tell your mom why you need the fish).

Smell of Books
Do you miss the smell of books when you read an ebook?

Webphemera: Astonishing Eggs of Alien Nations
Turns out bug eggs are weird!

Airline Logos | The Museum of Flight
Airline logos, from all over the world.

Tubbypaws: A Fleeting Moment
Hey, don't poke that kitty!

Science Tattoo Emporium
Scientific people and their scientific tattoos.
Circusmuseum.nl
Huge (Dutch) collection of circus posters.

The Cave of Lascaux
What is the Internet for, other than being able to have a virtual cave visit? No, really, it's a pretty cool cave.
Wikipedia: Lamest Edit Wars
What are people willing to wage endless online encyclopedia wars over?
Living in Three Centuries: The Faces of Age
If you're really lucky, someday you'll look like this.
What's My Blog Rated? Find Out Your Film Rating
Get any website rated just like a movie? Close your eyes if it's rated R!
The Worst Jobs In Science 2007
Yes, but they have a crappy job... for SCIENCE!
Feed The Head
I honestly have no idea why this exists.
Levers
The massive power of computing so that you can... hang things up.
guimp pacman:: world's smallest pacman game
Have you ever wanted to play a really tiny game?
The Medieval Bestiary
People in the middle ages had some strange ideas about animals.
NYChildren
There is a kid from every country in NYC.

Journey of Mankind
Watch time vroom by as people spread across the planet.
Kohler Class Five
Sure, it's pretty much just an ad, but you get to flush inappropriate things down the toilet!
Weird Converter
What is the height of a hockey puck in eyeballs?
Make your own 1952 Fraction-of-an-inch Adding Machine
Yes, you too can add up crazy fraction combinations!
Fit Nation: The Obesity Fight
A fat map. A map of fat.
Unusual Buildings
Buildings that don't look like buildings.
Maillardet's Automaton at the Franklin Institute
Did you read The Invention of Hugo Cabret? Take a look at this guy.
Joint Astronomy Centre – Birthday Stars
Find the star that sent its twinkle when you were born.
In Focus: How to use Furoshiki
How to wrap a present in a piece of cloth: recycling!
15 Stretches
A puppet shows you how to stretch.
Howtoons
Learning to make neat things from cartoons.
Tessa Farmer
Sculptures of fairies. Tiny, evil fairies.
MapOfStrange
Strange things found in Google Maps
EatBetterAmerica.com
Sure, a thinly disguised ad, but you get to throw food!
Pee&Poo
Adorable little... excrements.
Find a Grave
Massive database of the locations of the dead. Plus some famous people!
monoface
Like Mr. Potato Head with real heads.
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Animals on the UndergroundAnimals on the Underground
Not rats, but elephants and more on the subway.
Roadside America web siteRoadside America
The coolest stuff to see on a road trip.
Hitchhikers Guide to the GalaxyHitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
The adventure game!
Prelinger Archives websitePrelinger Archives
Download cool old instructional films!
Science Groove web siteScience Groove
Math and Science Rock.
Super Bad!SuperBad
Most inexplicable site on the web.
Squirrel FishingSquirrel Fishing
Yes, fishing for squirrels.
Tacky PostcardsTacky Postcard Archive
See and send horrible postcards.
Goodies and GamesGoodies and Games
Games from Archie McPhee’s
DictionaraokeDictionaraoke
Karaoke plus talking dictionary equals Dictionaraoke.
Toy Lab GalleryToy Lab Toy Gallery
Kids put together toy parts, then give the creature a name and powers.
The Human ClockThe Human Clock
A different picture every minute.
Name VoyagerName Voyager
Giant interactive chart of how popular names are over the past 100 years. Cooler than it sounds.
Mr Yuk web siteMr. Yuk
The secret origins of Mr. Yuk. Plus, a Mr. Yuk song!
TouchGraph Google BrowserTouchGraph Google Browser
See who links to whom (requires Java)
Transportation Futuristics web siteTransportation Futuristics
The way people used to think the transportation of the future would be.
Atomic Brand Names web siteAtomic Brand Names
Back before radiation was scary, it was used in many brand names.
The 47 SocietyThe 47 Society
The secrets of 47.
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The Word Spy
The cutting edge of language.
The American Package Museum
Historic grocery products, all next to a dime.
Papercraft
Really cool paper crafts, brought to you by a motorcycle company.
Kaiju Big Battel
Wrestling plus big rubber monsters equal Kaiju!
Foreign Groceries Museum
It’s easier that going to a foreign Safeway.
Shakespearian Insulter
Get totally insulted, Shakespeare-style.
Compendium of Lost Words
A big list of words that will do you no good.
Speech Accent Archive
The same paragraph read by people with different accents.
Peep Research
Scientific research on the cutting edge... of Marshmallow Peeps.
I Used to Believe: The Childhood Beliefs Site
Stuff people believed when they were little.
Today’s Front Pages
Front pages from papers all over the world.
Fatal Facts Accident Reports
OSHA shows you what not to do.
BBC 7
BBC radio comedy and drama online.
Writing Under the Shell of an Egg
Crazy science experiment/gag that can ruin a good egg.
War of the Worlds
The many skadillions of different covers that the book War of the Worlds has had.
Before Prohibition
Many common products used to contain stuff that is now illegal. Just Say No!
The Soluble Song
Some kittens are very happy that they are not soluble. They sing.
Fifty Years of Coca Cola Television Advertisements
A collection of old Coke TV ads.
Social Hygiene Posters
If you think your sex-ed class is hilarious now, take a look at these vintage posters...
Urban Neighbors
Animals in the wilds of New York City.
Live 365
More music than you can shake a stick at.
Orphanage of Cast-Off Mascots
The ones that didn’t make it.
The Gallery of Regrettable Food
The horrifying dishes of days gone by.
The Dorcus Collection
The finest in extremely ugly menswear.
Freaky Franks
Build your own hot dog with disgusting toppings