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Compare Car Dimensions Side-by-Side with This Tool

Eighty-two Popular Self-improvement Techniques
…ranked by how much evidence supports them

Corridors from Sci-Fi TV and Movies

15 Questions to See Where You Land, Among 30 Archetypes, on Artificial Intelligence

Stat Significant: What Makes a Song Catchy? A Statistical Analysis (article, 10 mins)

Peterborough Telegraph: 'Murder Investigation' in Peterborough Called Off After 'Dead Body' Turns Out to Be 'Sex Doll'

The Oldest Internet Domains

The Quiet Map: Human Noise, Measured Through Seismic Data

A Collection of Open Source Low-Tech Solutions
…$30 wind turbine, anyone?

The Absurdly Optimized Pancake

Simulate Walking Through Japan in the Rain While Drunk (game?)

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The Idle Gazette: On the Difference Between Rest and Idleness (article, 6 mins)
…”To be idle is to occupy time that has been removed from the economy of usefulness altogether, time that will never be redeemed, time spent as an end in itself rather than as a means to some later, more respectable end.”

BBC: Does a USB Drive Get Heavier as You Store More Files on It? (article, 1 min)

Score Yourself on the 2020’s Political Compass
…Chud vs Woke, Techbro vs NeoLuddite, Hopepilled vs Doomer, Davos vs Dubai

Browse Amazon without the Knockoffs (browser extension)

The Winamp Skin Museum Really Whips the Llama’s A$$

The Economic Times: Woman Turns into Snake to Avoid Arranged Marriage

John Darwin’s Wikipedia Page Reads Like a True-Crime Doc - Thanks Matt W

Urban Skylines from Old Video Games

Get a Mysterious Woman to Show Up at Your Funeral
…if in the NYC Metro area.

Model Sea-Level Rise in Your Neighborhood with This Map

Google Earth's Secret Flight Simulator (game?)

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Psyche: How to Be Defiant (article, 8 mins)
“Staying silent often feels like the safe choice, but the costs can be profound.”

The Last Museum: Search Over 5.8M Artworks

Do You Like to Eat Rocks and Sand? Buy Your Food Here

Wikipedia: The Swiss Have an Anti-PowerPoint Political Party

A Searchable Archive of David Attenborough’s Nature Documentaries
…search by animal, habitat, location, natural phenomenon, or theme .

Rude Vulture: Woman Blamed for Multiple Car Crashes After Moving Traffic Mirror Over Feng Shui Fears - Thanks Matt W

Gallery of Images Where Every Pixel is a Different RGB Color

Mashing All of Geocities Wacky Web Design into One Page

The 100 Greatest Bird Names of All Time (listicle, 15 mins)

Artist’s Portfolio is a Walkable Surrealist Experience

Firewood Splitting Simulator (game?)

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Mumbai’s Dabbawalas: The Six Sigma Delivery Network That Runs on Bicycles, Trains, and Trust (article, 10 mins)

Customize Your Avatar and Join This Online Rave

Chrome Extension Syncs Generative Focus Music to Your Biometrics

A Massive Collection of Rules of Thumb

Find a Stonehenge / Manhattanhenge-like Street Near You

NJ.com: Beloved Walrus Penis Stolen from N.J. Cheesesteak Icon - Thanks Matt W

Site Finds the ~10% of AMC Movie Showings That Sell Zero Tickets
…an empty theater is a gift.

Quick Games Disguised as Boring Spreadsheets (games)

Spencer Greenberg: 10 Structures of Problems

Engineer Illustrates, Step-by-Step, Mechanical Workings of Common Items
Retractable pen, Zippo lighter…

Stonkrider: Ride Any Stock Chart in a Motocross Bike (game)

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