Lighter Tricks: Check this site out if you want to watch some seriously cool tricks with Zippo lighters. See if your fingers are up to the challange!
Sand castles: Get tips on packing sand, building better, and photographing your
creations. Meet people who do this for a living, view pictures of world-class sand sculptures, and visit the World Championships of Sand Sculpting.
The Seven Wonders of the World: One still stands. One has recently been re-discovered. Four are lost to antiquity. One may never have even existed. They are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Learn all about these structures, each built over 2,000 years ago, which became known as the greatest creations of mankind.
Hubble Image Showcase: Get up close and personal with the universe through these fantastic views from the Hubble Space Telescope. Select a section that interests you—the Solar System, Galaxies, Nebulae—and revel in out-of-this-world images!
The Nine Planets: Our solar system is huge! Even the ancient Romans had ideas about the planets dancing around above us. Get to know all nine planets from a scientific and historical perspective. View pictures and immerse yourself in the romance of the heavens.
Woot: Selliong the world ... one item at a time. Woot sells one thing a day, at a discount. Usually something techy/gadgety. Speakers. Video cards. Whatever. Sales start at midnight. Once they're sold out, they're done for the day. So get their early or you'll miss out! The next day, there's something else for sale. Remarkably simple and amazingly cool.
Particle Adventure: Particle physics for the rest of us ... If your grasp of subatomic physics is rusty, you'll appreciate this easy-to-digest site about particles—the stuff that everything is made of. Learn about neutrinos, quarks, and other quirky things that are too small to see.
Ask Oxford Word-Fans: Get cool trivia about words from O.E.D., the Behemoth of dictionaries! Find a list of Commonly Misspelled Words. Enjoy free Crossword puzzles, and read answers to the word world's strangest Frequently Asked Questions!