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"Ten Things You Can Do on the Net This Week:" http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/tenthings.htm

1. See if you can be hypnotized: http://www.quizstop.com/askhypn.htm

2. Go backpacking: http://www.backpacker.com/

3. Find the best places to live and work: http://www.bestplaces.net/index.html

4. Explore the lives of great blues musicians: http://www.blueflamecafe.com/

5. Protect yourself from the sun: http://www.sunprotection.org/

6. Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame: http://www.halloffame.org/

7.Enjoy the manic animation of Chuck Jones: http://www.chuckjones.com/entry.html

8. Discover what happened to former child stars: http://members.tripod.com/~former_child_star/

9. Make your home on a jumbo jet: http://maxpoweraero.com/homes/pageone.htm

10. Learn about the art of body decoration: http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/bodyart/

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