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- Acronym Finder
Searchable database of more than 41,000 common acronyms.
- Babel Fish
A free automatic translation service which can be used to translate text passages up to 40 sentences or to translate entire web pages, it offers more language options than other online translators.
- Behind the Name
Etymological dictionary of first names.
- CalendarZone
Includes celestial calendars, cultural and religious calendars, holiday calendars, and more.
- Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Classic reference work by J. Cobham Brewer.
- Earth Calendar
A daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world.
- Farmer's Almanac
Online version of one of the most popular almanacs ever.
- Glossary of Internet Terms (ILC)
Definitions of basic Internet terms.
- How Stuff Works
This website describes how stuff such as television, electricity, cellular phones, etc. works.
- Information Please
This site includes the contents of the Information Please Almanacs, the Columbia Encyclopedia online as well as a biography database. It's a great place to start for those hard to find or easy to find facts.
- Roget's Thesaurus
A synonym dictionary.
- Tech Encyclopedia
Another good resource for computer terms and concepts.
- This Day in History
Good site for finding out about past events on a specific day.
- TravLang's Translating Dictionaries
Translates your words or phrases from English to German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Danish, Portuguese, Afrikaans, or Esperanto, and vice versa.
- WWWebster Dictionary
Look up words in Merriam Webster's dictionary and thesaurus.
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