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1. Create your own online poll: http://www.pollcaster.com/createapoll.shtml

2. Learn how a digital camera works: http://www.howstuffworks.com/digital-camera.htm

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5. Discover the truth behind urban legends: http://www.snopes2.com/

6. Find anagrams for your favorite phrases: http://wordsmith.org/anagram/

7. Stroll through the old computer archive: http://www.old-computers.com/

8. See hundreds of different tarot decks: http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/

9. Track the International Space Station: http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/temp/StationLoc.html

10. Enjoy an exhibit of American money: http://www.frbsf.org/currency/

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