50 States: State Nicknames- Ever want to know what the nicknames of the states were, and where they came from? Here's a good place to look.
The overarching site 50 States contains a lot of quick facts about individual states. Weirdly, the nicknames page is completely disconnected--I found it through a search--which is why it's listed separately here.
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Bulfinch's Mythology- An online version of the classic guide to Greek mythology
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Funk and Wagnalls- Encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, thesaurus and all sorts of other useful tools. YOu have to sign up for a free membership--I assume you get pelted with email eventually-but I think it's probably worth it.
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GeoBopological Survey- A sort of ... geological information site with attitude. It's primarily intended as a sort of quick facts site for kids needing to complete homework, but it's still kind of fun, if you like looking through state and provincial (yes, there's Canadian info, too) trivia.
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How Things Work- A site from the physics department at the University of Virginia. I think it's primarily for a couple of physics classes. Nonetheless, fascinating in a kind of geeky way--it's not all physics related, quite.
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Showdown: the history of gun control- from Lingua Franca: "Liberal Legal Scholars Are Supporting The Right to Bear Arms. But Will Historians Shoot Them Down?"
a very interesting and intriguing article.
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Ye Olde English Sayings- Did you ever wonder where some of those old sayings came from? Well, now's your chance to find out. (from Ghost in the Machine)
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