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Untiny

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Cool Site – Keep yourself from clicking bad links hidden in cloaked links by decoding them beforehand and get the original URL of any link that been made tiny with Untiny! Continue reading

Tags: cloaked links, decode cloaked links, shortened links, tiny links, untiny, what's the url?
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Centennial Light Bulb Cam

Sunday, June 16th, 2013

Check out Livermore California’s World famous Centennial Light Bulb, a light bulb that’s been working for over 100 years! Continue reading

Tags: centennial light bulb cam, facts, Guinness World Records 2013, light bulb, Livermore California's World famous Centennial Light Bulb, world record
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High Definition Wallpapers

Saturday, June 15th, 2013

Amazing high definition wallpapers curated from all over the web for resolutions 1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200. Continue reading

Tags: 1920 x 1080, 1920 x 1200, Abstract, Animal, Anime, apple, Artistic, Beach, cars, cartoons, celebrities, computer, desktop wallpaper, Fantasty, Flower, free, free wallpapers, funny, game, girl, hd, HD wallpaper, high definition, holiday, Movie, music, nature, photography, space, Vector, world
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The Art of Tea – Steep Time

Thursday, June 13th, 2013

Cool Site – The Art of Tea Steep Time -An awesome tea resource with a handy tea steep time chart! Continue reading

Tags: black tea, brew time, green tea, herbal tea, how long do I steep my tea, steep time, steep time by tea type, steeping tea, tea, tea drinking, white tea
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Curious

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Cool Site – Curious – An interactive learning site where you can watch videos to learn tons of content. Want to teach? Well you can do that too. Just apply today! Continue reading

Tags: DIY, feeling curious, fit and active, interactive learning, learning, Quizzes, random lessons, smarty pants, staff picks, tasty treats, teaching, under 5 minutes, video, video lessons
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First Listen

Sunday, June 9th, 2013

Cool Site – First Listen is another great site brought to you by NPR where you can listen to select previews of artists upcoming albums in their entirety. Continue reading

Tags: interesting music, listen, music, NPR, preview, whole albums
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Shutterbean

Saturday, June 8th, 2013

Cool Site – Shutterbean brings you an awesome array of photography, recipes, and list of interesting things to check out! Continue reading

Tags: blog, cocktails, drinks, events, food, Food Photography, list making, lists, photography, Recipes, shutterbean, time waster
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Super Simple Learning

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

Cool Site – Super Simple Learning -A site made by teachers for young learners that is fun and free! Continue reading

Tags: ABCs, children's songs, children's videos, education, educational materials, free flashcards, free worksheets, kids, learning, summer fun
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Forvo – Learn How To Pronounce Everything

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

Cool Site – Forvo -The largest word pronunciation dictionary in the world where all the words in all the languages are pronounced by native speakers. Continue reading

Tags: food, foreign languages, free, Holidays, medicine, music, people, pronunciation, record, sports, words
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Narratively

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013

Cool Site -You’ll find original, in-depth and untold stories at Narratively, and can keep up to date with new additions by subscribing for their spam-free weekly e-mail Continue reading

Tags: local stories, narratives, news, reading, small news, stories, summer
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Quartz

Monday, June 3rd, 2013

Cool Site – Quartz – A digitally native news outlet for business people in the new global economy that publishes journalism built primarily for devices: tablets and mobile phones. Continue reading

Tags: digital news, journalism, mobile phones, news, news outlet, smart phones, tablets, technology
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MyPermissions

Saturday, June 1st, 2013

Cool Site – MyPermissions -Control your online privacy by managing the applications that have access to your personal information via My Permissions Cleaner. Continue reading

Tags: aol, app permissions, applications, apps, automatic permissions alert, clean permissions, dropbox, facebook, flicker, foursquare, google, Google Play, instagram, linkedin, twitter, windows live, yahoo
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KidRex

Thursday, May 30th, 2013

Cool Site -KidRex -A search engine that’s designed for kids to use to search the internet safely. Continue reading

Tags: children, Internet, kid safe search, kids, safe search, search engine, search engine for kids
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Coffitivity

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013

Cool Site – Coffitivity – Mix ambient sounds and your own choice of music to boost your creativity and productivity at your workstation with Coffitivity. Continue reading

Tags: ambient sound, coffee shop, coffitivity, motivation, music, Productivity, work, work motivation
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Photos of Abandoned Airplanes

Tuesday, May 28th, 2013

Cool Site – Check out these amazing photographs of abandoned airplanes and the accompanying article about the photography project they were a part of. Continue reading

Tags: abandoned airplanes, abandoned places, airplanes, petapixel, photography, photos
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Foodbeast – Food News, Culture & Entertainment

Friday, May 24th, 2013

Cool Site – Food Beast – A one-stop location for premiere food news, culture and entertainment. Continue reading

Tags: cravings, culture, deals, drinks, entertainment, fast food, food, food news, food trends, Recipes, restaurants, social media, sweets, trucks
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Had One Job

Friday, May 24th, 2013

Cool Site – Had One Job is a site dedicated to photographs of the expression used to call attention to perceived blunders made by individuals on the job. Continue reading

Tags: failed installation, food, funny, had one job, internet meme, Labels, meme, photos, silly
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Modern Mechanix

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

Cool Site – How do the advertisements of the past stack up with reality of today? Find out at Modern Mechanix. Continue reading

Tags: advertisements, cigarettes, father's day, lighter, modern mechanix, robot, smoking, technology, vintage ads
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Cool Site – Nepal Climbing -A high altitude climbing and expedition company from Nepal that shares information about trekking, Mount Everest, and lots of information about Nepal, Tibet, India, and Bhutan. Continue reading

Tags: adventure, Everest, Mount Everest, mt Everest, nepal, nepal climbing, safari, trekking, wildlife
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Chart Girl

Monday, May 20th, 2013

Cool Site -Chart Girl distills complicated matters into easily understandable charts that diagram topics straight out of the headlines or are buzzing around social media. Continue reading

Tags: Charts, current events, diagrams, infographic, news, scandal, teaching moments
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What Should I Read Next?

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

Cool Site – What Should I Read Next? -Enter a book you like and the site will analyze its database of real readers’ favorite books to provide suggestions for what to read next. Continue reading

Tags: book lists, book suggestions, books, reading, reading list, reading recommendations, what should I read next
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The Useless Web

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

Cool Site – The Useless Web -An addicting, curated collection of sites that help you waste time when you’re bored. Continue reading

Tags: boredom, fun, procrastination, time waster, useless site
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Distance to Mars

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

Cool Site – Distance to Mars -Just how far away from Earth is Mars? Find out with this pixelated space journey from Earth to Mars. Continue reading

Tags: astronomy, distance to Mars, earth, how far away is Mars, mars, moon, outerspace, pixel, science, space travel
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iNudge

Monday, May 13th, 2013

Cool Site – iNudge -An awesome music maker that allows you to take control and create your own music, with multiple tracks, and volume controls for each track. Continue reading

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How to Behave at a Sushi Restaurant

Monday, May 13th, 2013

Cool Site – Tired of wondering what to do at a sushi restaurant? Or what the appropriate etiquette is? Find out in this informative article from Japan Today! Continue reading

Tags: behavior, eating, etiquette, food, guide, how to behave at sushi restaurant, how to order sushi, how-to, japan, restaurants, sushi
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Today I Found Out

Saturday, May 11th, 2013

Cool Site – Today I Found Out -Check out daily interesting facts articles based around the idea that you should try to learn something new every single day! Continue reading

Tags: cool facts, facts, interesting facts, learn something new, learning, quick facts, this day in history, trivia
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Steep It

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Cool Site – Steep It – A stellar chart of brew times by type of tea with a handy tea timer! Continue reading

Tags: black tea, brew time, green tea, herbal tea, how long do I steep my tea, steep time, steep time by tea type, steeping tea, tea, tea drinking, tea timer, timer, white tea
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