# The 50 Indispensable Non-News Websites
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [June 9, 2013, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532 "2013-06-09T06:44:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/1 "2013-06-09T06:44:48Z")
What are the 50 websites a person NEEDS that are not related to breaking news? the 50 funniest, most useful, most touching, most informative, more wonderful websites - but (because I feel like it) excluding anything that is primarily dedicated to delivering current news content, including general news (CNN, Fox News, CBC, BBC, or any major newspaper) or particular categories of news (ESPN, Weather Channel, etc.)
I’ll start:
1. PostSecret
2. The Onion
3. Facebook
4. Cracked
5. Wikipedia
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### Author:  [@nion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nion)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/2 "2013-06-09T06:52:57Z")
1. Snopes
2. TV tropes
That’s all I can think of right now.
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### Author:  [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/3 "2013-06-09T06:54:17Z")
1. Amazon - good for reviews even if you don’t order from them
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### Author:  [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/4 "2013-06-09T07:39:31Z")
1. The Straight Dope
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### Author:  [@Tinkertoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinkertoy)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/5 "2013-06-09T07:47:07Z")
1. The Internet archive
2. Internet Movie Database
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/6 "2013-06-09T07:52:01Z")
1. [allrecipes.com](http://allrecipes.com)
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### Author:  [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/7 "2013-06-09T07:56:30Z")
1. the Chive
2. Pandora
3. Hulu
4. Netflix
5. Lifehacker
6. Instagram
7. Twitter
8. Reddit
9. AllRecipes
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### Author:  [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/8 "2013-06-09T08:26:15Z")
1. Youtube
2. at least one all-purpose web mail (Gmail, Hotmail, etc.)
3. Google (which should include search engine, maps, images, scholar, and more)
4. Order of the Stick (book 5 alone is close to 6,000 posts in Cafe Society)
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### Author:  [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/9 "2013-06-09T09:43:56Z")
1. Sdmb
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### Author:  [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/10 "2013-06-09T12:01:43Z")
I can’t believe it took 'til 21 to say Youtube.
On the subject of above 21, how come no ones been brave enough to say [youporn.com](http://youporn.com) :):)🙂
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### Author:  [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/11 "2013-06-09T12:16:33Z")
Bring a little cheer to the day
1. I Can Haz Cheezburger, Cute Overload, Zooborns,The Daily Squee
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### Author:  [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/12 "2013-06-09T13:52:04Z")
> [@Namkcalb](#):
>
> I can’t believe it took 'til 21 to say Youtube.
>
> On the subject of above 21, how come no ones been brave enough to say [youporn.com](http://youporn.com) :):)🙂
Because Pornhub’s better.
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### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/13 "2013-06-09T14:09:04Z")
1. Tmz
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### Author:  [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/14 "2013-06-09T14:11:38Z")
[indeed.com](http://indeed.com)
> **[Glassdoor Job Search](https://www.glassdoor.com/)**
>
> Search millions of jobs and get the inside scoop on companies with employee reviews, personalized salary tools, and more. Hiring? Post a job for free.
My banks web site
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/15 "2013-06-09T14:22:03Z")
1. Refdesk
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### Author:  [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/16 "2013-06-09T15:14:08Z")
LinkedIn
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### Author:  [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/17 "2013-06-09T15:24:29Z")
> **[Drew Curtis' FARK.com](https://www.fark.com/)**
>
> Humorous views on interesting, bizarre and amusing articles, submitted by a community of millions of news junkies, with regular Photoshop contests.
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### Author:  [@AlaskanMatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlaskanMatt)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/18 "2013-06-09T16:18:02Z")
Twitter
Craigslist
Pinterest
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### Author:  [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/19 "2013-06-09T16:55:43Z")
> **[Cake Wrecks](http://www.cakewrecks.com/)**
>
> Jen started this blog in May of 2008 one night when she was bored. She honestly never thought anyone would read it. She's also not very good at picking Lottery ...
[apod.nasa.gov](http://apod.nasa.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-50-indispensable-non-news-websites/660532/20 "2013-06-09T17:46:39Z")
I dispute #3 on your list.
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