# recommend some fascinating websites to me **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 23, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878 "2011-11-23T16:30:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cyningablod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/1 "2011-11-23T16:30:46Z")
I have a lot of free time at work today (since there are no classes and most of the kids have already left campus, the library is a ghost town). What are some great websites with which to kill time while babysitting the circ desk? Specifically, what are some sites that have interesting factual content that could hold one’s curiosity for a while? Please, no woo-woo, no conspiracy theory sites, no gore, and obviously no porn. Something along the lines of history, mystery, science, etc, would be nice. Kthanxbye. Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/2 "2011-11-23T16:38:34Z")
> **[Sonia Manzano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Manzano)** > > Sonia Manzano (born 1950) is an American actress, screenwriter, author, singer and songwriter. She is best known for playing Maria on Sesame Street from 1971 to 2015. She received a Lifetime Achievement Daytime Emmy Award in 2016. > Her memoir, Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx was published in 2015, and her works include the novel The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano as well as several children's books. She is the creator of the animated children's television series Alma's Way, from... ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/3 "2011-11-23T16:45:43Z")
Futilitycloset is interesting. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/4 "2011-11-23T17:03:13Z")
[Legends of America](http://www.legendsofamerica.com/) ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/5 "2011-11-23T17:10:15Z")
[Unsolved Mysteries Wiki](http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Unsolved_Mysteries_Wiki). You can stay out of the woo-woo UFO cases and read about crimes instead. Oh, on that note, the [Crime Library](http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/index.html). In-depth articles on various famous crimes. Ignore the fact it’s owned by TruTV, the site has been around for a long time and switched owners many times, the articles are quality. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/6 "2011-11-23T17:14:26Z")
> **[Dropout - Independent, ad-free, uncensored comedy](https://signup.dropout.tv/)** > > Independent, ad-free, uncensored comedy. Watch new episodes of Dimension 20, Um, Actually, Game Changer every week. ebay drudgereport ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/7 "2011-11-23T18:31:01Z")
I’m amazed no one’s posted a link back to The Straight Dope yet. Oh, well, it’ll happen. Meanwhile: [The Word Detective](http://www.word-detective.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/8 "2011-11-23T18:49:44Z")
You might like Mental Floss, Where Knowledge Junkies Get Their Fix. I simply must do the 5 questions quiz each day. > **[Mental Floss](https://www.mentalfloss.com/)** > > Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com. Another site offering all sorts of interesting links to informative and entertaining places is Dark Roasted Blend. > **[Dark Roasted Blend](https://www.darkroastedblend.com/)** > > Dark Roasted Blend ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/9 "2011-11-23T19:39:11Z")
> **[Shorpy.com](https://www.shorpy.com/)** > > Shorpy Vintage HD Photo Archive I could spend hours looking at the turn-of-the-century photos. Here’s one of my favorites: [The Jersey Shore circa 1905. “On the beach, Atlantic City.”](http://www.shorpy.com/node/8487?size=_original) ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/10 "2011-11-23T20:15:06Z")
[cracked.com](http://cracked.com) is good for information and entertainment ---
**Author:** ![Cyningablod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/11 "2011-11-23T20:41:16Z")
These are all great! Thanks! (And keep 'em coming!) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/12 "2011-11-23T20:54:48Z")
I gave up my habit a while ago, but [Sporcle](http://www.sporcle.com/), if you’ve never been to it before, will keep you entertained for _at least_ an hour a day for a few weeks and then once you’ve done all the quizzes you’re interested in, you’ll still check back each day for new ones. ---
**Author:** ![obbn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d6d6ee/32.png) [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/13 "2011-11-23T20:57:46Z")
www.fark.com FARK is one of the most entertaining time wasters I have ever seen. Been going there everyday for 7 years now. Not only are the articles interesting, the comments section is more fun than a human should be allowed to have. ---
**Author:** ![FallingLeaves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@FallingLeaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallingLeaves)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fascinating-websites-to-me/603878/14 "2011-11-25T03:45:33Z")
[Internet Archive](http://www.archive.org) ? I can spend hours on that site.