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Adherents |
Statistics on religions worldwide. |
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Age of
Consent |
Are you old enough? Find out about
the laws regarding sex, etc. where you live. |
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Behind the
Name |
All about given names. |
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Behind
the Surname |
All about surnames.
Sister site to Behind the Name. |
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Chinese
Etymology |
Exactly what it says:
Chinese Etymology; word origins, etc. |
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Dictionary.com |
This is a simple, free, easy-to-use
reference tool - that more tools ought to be using. |
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Dictionary
of Saints |
Looking for a patron
saint of animals? Want to know the saint for your birthday? Look no
further. Extremely comprehensive; also has some information in
angels. |
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E. L.
Easton |
Another etymology site. |
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Encyclopaedia
Mythica |
An encyclopaedia of
mythology, folklore and religion. |
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Energy Fiend |
For everything you ever
wanted to know about our good friend, caffeine, and other similar
stimulants. |
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Ethnologue |
"An encyclopaedic
reference work cataloguing all of the world’s 6,912 known living
languages." |
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Evolution of Alphabets |
University of
Maryland's site for - well, the evolution of alphabets. |
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History of the English Language |
Oddly enough, this is
about the history of the English language. |
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Language Dictionaries and Translators |
An assortment of links
to various online dictionaries and translators. |
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Measure for Measure |
Want to know how many
kilometres are in a mile or vice versa? |
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Nationmaster |
Statistics on almost everything,
almost everywhere. |
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Nautical
Dictionary |
A dictionary for
sailors. |
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Omniglot |
Writing systems and
languages of the world. |
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Online
Etymology Dictionary |
A site devoted to
etymology - the origins and meanings of words. |
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Population Reference
Bureau |
The name pretty much sums it up,
though there's more than just population statistics on this site. |
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Snopes |
Check this site BEFORE you forward
that "virus warning" or "story of a narrow escape". This site has
details of hoaxes, chain mail, phoney stories, urban legends and
more. |
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Take Our Word
For It |
An etymology webzine.
Watch English nerds go weak at the knees at the sight of this site. |
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Thesaurus.com |
If you, like, have a like, limited
vocabulary, you might like, want to use this. PLEASE use this. |
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Urban
Dictionary |
A dictionary of slang, made up by
contributors worldwide. Particularly useful for bewildered parents
whose teenagers suddenly start speaking what seems to be a foreign
language. |
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Word Origins |
Surprisingly, this site
is about the origins of words. |
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Word
Play |
Heaven for English
nerds. |
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Word Stuff |
All sorts of links and
resources for writers and people who are particular about their
English. |
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World Sex
Records |
Exactly what it
suggests. You won't believe some of the information on this
site! |
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Zhongwen |
Chinese characters and
etymology. |
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