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1. Make a wacky face: http://www.miniclip.com/wackyfaces.htm

2. Learn about the theory of color: http://members.home.net/mrsparker2/intro.htm

3. Explore the mineral kingdom: http://www.minerals.net/

4. Find out if you have a phobia: http://phobialist.com/

5. Take a tour of lighthouses: http://www.ipl.org/exhibit/light/

6. Learn how a plane's black box works: http://www.howstuffworks.com/black-box.htm

7. Page through the dictionary of made up words: http://www.pseudodictionary.com/

8. Visit the museum of defunct home pages: http://www.disobey.com/ghostsites/

9. Locate the geographic coordinates of any country: http://www.graphicmaps.com/webimage/countrys/codatal.htm

10. Play the Way of the Exploding Stick: http://www.evolver.co.uk/wayofthestick.html

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