Bankrate.com Yeah, yeah.. it has loan info, why is this a reference?  Well it has a lot of other good information here - stuff you should know that might affect your credit in a BIG way.

NinjaSuit Dubs itself "a site you can actually use" ... and it IS!  Chock-full of all kinds of goodies... I wouldn't know where to BEGIN to go over what it has.  A+!

Fark.com GREAT site!  One of my favorites... It's the news that somehow never made it to the front page.  Trust me, it's excellent! ~

The Smoking Gun Couldn't decide if this is really a reference site or a novelty site... but since it's all factual I'm plopping it here!  It's the OTHER lifestyles of the rich and famous... court papers, etc.  It's always interesting to read what they *don't* want you to know!

Fedstats "The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies"  Has all kinds of information here.  You might have to do some digging to get what you want, but if it's unclassified, you'll probably find it here!

Yahoo! Maps ~Gives pretty good directions and maps on how to get from here to just 'bout anywhere in the states.  Not so sure the driving TIME is realistic... but then agan driving the speed limit isn't realistic either! :O)

Switchboard.com  You can look up people, business, or even a product!  Has all kinds of extras.

Onelook Dictionary  REALLY neat!  Type in the word you want to look up, and it will automatically look it up in dozens of dictionaries for you.

UselessKnowledge.com  More trivia here than you can shake a stick at!  Loaded with all kinds of goodies, and updated daily!

Inflation Calculator  This one is kinda fun. Grandpa used to pay a nickel for tuition at school wayy back in the day.  What's that amount to today?  Ranges from the year 1800 up to 2000.

Reverse Phone# Lookup ~By Infospace.  Almost creepy.  Give it a phone#, and if it's listed, it will give you the corresponding name and address~~ and then the names and addresses of neighbors!

Pay Phone Directory ~Okay, I had to add this because I stumbled upon it one day and thought it was the funniest thing around!  What's the phone number to the payphone at the 7-11 downtown?... LMAO.. it *might* just be listed here!  Includes a link to add other payphone numbers you might know about.

USPS.com ~Find zip codes, calculate postage, etc.

USPS.com ~Find zip codes, calculate postage, etc.

Pay Phone Directory ~Okay, I had to add this because I stumbled upon it one day and thought it was the funniest thing around!  What's the phone number to the payphone at the 7-11 downtown?... LMAO.. it *might* just be listed here!  Includes a link to add other payphone numbers you might know about.

Reverse Phone# Lookup ~By Infospace.  Almost creepy.  Give it a phone#, and if it's listed, it will give you the corresponding name and address~~ and then the names and addresses of neighbors!

Inflation Calculator  This one is kinda fun. Grandpa used to pay a nickel for tuition at school wayy back in the day.  What's that amount to today?  Ranges from the year 1800 up to 2000.

UselessKnowledge.com  More trivia here than you can shake a stick at!  Loaded with all kinds of goodies, and updated daily!

Onelook Dictionary  REALLY neat!  Type in the word you want to look up, and it will automatically look it up in dozens of dictionaries for you.

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Switchboard.com  You can look up people, business, or even a product!  Has all kinds of extras.

Yahoo! Maps ~Gives pretty good directions and maps on how to get from here to just 'bout anywhere in the states.  Not so sure the driving TIME is realistic... but then agan driving the speed limit isn't realistic either! :O)

"Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it." -Samuel Johnson

Fedstats "The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies"  Has all kinds of information here.  You might have to do some digging to get what you want, but if it's unclassified, you'll probably find it here!

The Smoking Gun Couldn't decide if this is really a reference site or a novelty site... but since it's all factual I'm plopping it here!  It's the OTHER lifestyles of the rich and famous... court papers, etc.  It's always interesting to read what they *don't* want you to know!

Fark.com GREAT site!  One of my favorites... It's the news that somehow never made it to the front page.  Trust me, it's excellent! ~

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NinjaSuit Dubs itself "a site you can actually use" ... and it IS!  Chock-full of all kinds of goodies... I wouldn't know where to BEGIN to go over what it has.  A+!

Bankrate.com Yeah, yeah.. it has loan info, why is this a reference?  Well it has a lot of other good information here - stuff you should know that might affect your credit in a BIG way.

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