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May 01st
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contactsheet.org
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A bit of a blast from the past today. How to Make Friends by Telephone is a manual from the 40's which basically instructs the reader on telephone etiquette. It's certainly something which would never be produced today unless it was with a sense of irony. Just click on the manual to flick through the pages.
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May 02nd
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mirror.wolffelaar.nl
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A site for sci-fi fans today. Staship Dimensions tries to give you an idea of how spacecraft in several science fiction movies compare visually to each other size-wise. It is incredibly detailed and bordering on the obsessive.
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May 03rd
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www.childsoldiers.org
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Around the word young children are often abducted to serve as soldiers in wars they barely even know about. Today's site gives them the chance to show their voice through pictures and sound.
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May 04th
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www.carcam.org.uk
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It's about time someone thought of tying a camera to the roof of a remote controlled car and harrassed their pets with it.
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May 06th
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www.chunkideas.com
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Why take the chance of losing out in rock, paper, scissors in the real world when you can do it here, online. I don't know, but it's pretty diverting for a minute or two.
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May 07th
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www.bbc.co.uk
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Craig Charles takes you through the animated history of books, from 50,000 BC all the way into the future. It is reccomended that you choose the Hi-Tech version as it's a lot more entertaining than the static version.
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May 08th
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www.shockplay.com
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Just like scalextric except without all the lost pieces of track and clumps of carpet getting lodged in the bottom of the cars. Build your track and let rip.
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May 09th
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celebrity.granadainteractive.com
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Whether you are paying attention or not, there is no denying that 'I'm a celebrity, get me out of here' and reality shows like it are massively popular. The accompanying site is very similar to the 'Big Brother' site where you can catch up on all the daily events as they happen.
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May 10th
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www.8ung.at/nina_m
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If you have ever wondered why the Smashing Pumpkins called themselves that, or what exactly a Led Zeppelin is, then this is the site for you. Band name origins explained once and for all.
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May 11th
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www.exploremarsnow.org
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Now you can explore Mars without all that pesky training and solitude with this great site. The level of detail is huge and it is laid out in quite a unique manner.
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May 12th
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www.flat33.com/bzzzpeek
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When you get people from assorted countries to imitate animal sounds they all sound completely different. This cleverly constructed site allows you to see exactly how different, it also serves as a great site to play around with if you want to annoy people sitting around you.
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May 13th
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www.bbc.co.uk/celebdaq
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An increasingly popular online game from the BBC, Celebdaq, a fantasy trading game using the rich and famous as currency. Sort of a mix between a gossip column, a popularity competition and stock trading, it's a lot of fun to play and quite addictive if you let it get it's hooks into you.
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May 14th
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www.selectsmart.com/RELIGION
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Confused about your faith? Not sure what to believe anymore? Well, fear not, because Belief Selector is here to straighten out the matter for you. Surprisingly accurate.
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May 15th
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www.empireonline.co.uk
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Many singers have had a bash at acting in the movies, quite often with dreadful results. But here we celebrate those actors who feel the need to show off their vocal prowess with Empire Magazine's fun little quiz.
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May 16th
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www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com
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The breakaway republic of Cork's website takes a bow today. With plenty of Cork-centric news, music and comedy, not too mention a very popular bulletin board, this is the place to go if you believe Rory Gallagher was the world's greatest musician, ever.
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May 17th
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www.e3insider.com
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E3 is the world's largest games convention and has become somewhat of a mecca for gamers over the years. E3 Insider gives you a bit of an insight into why, and shows some of the events which make the three days so special.
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May 18th
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www.thereverend.com
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It's a shame the bible was never illustrated, it would certainly have made it more palatable to youngsters. But now you can work your way through the world's best-selling book as acted out by lego people. No, really.
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May 19th
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www.whereisthematrix.com
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With The Matrix coming out this week anticipation is reaching fever-pitch for many. Today's site is a fan's tribute to the saga and should quench your appetite until the big day.
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May 20th
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www.thesmokinggun.com
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The Smoking Gun has long been responsible for bringing to the public's attention the misdemeanours of the famous. In this section they have collected together the arrest mugshots of the celebrities who have dabbled in crimes of various descriptions.
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May 21st
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www.arkive.org
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You have to admire the ambition of the new site from the Wildscreen Trust which aims to collect images, video and sounds of every known species of animal on Earth on to one site. This is a vast undertaking and will be an invaluable source if it works out.
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May 22nd
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www.bbc.co.uk
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The Eurovision Song Contest is on in two days now, and Mickey Joe Harte, amongst others, must be squirming in anticipation of the cheesiest night of music the world has ever seen. It will probably mean career death for most, barring TATU who are stars already, but memories of ABBA'a post-Eurovision success will spur them on through out the evening. This excellent BBC site will give you the full low-down.
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May 23rd
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www.lego.com
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This Lego games site is huge fun and should appeal to people of all ages. It manages to keep the whole Lego look intact and is a whole lot more exciting than plonking plastic bricks on top of each other for hours on end.
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May 24th
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www.germanizer.com
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If you've ever wanted to get more in touch with what it means to be a German, then the Instant Germanizer is for you. It's great fun and filled with relatively useless trivia and ridiculous tests, have a go.
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May 25th
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www.fishtanked.com
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Fish get up to a lot more in their tanks than one would expect, at least in Fish Tanked they do. Lots of humourous little cartoons which revolve around, you guessed it, fish.
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May 26th
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www.channel4.com/bigbrother
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Well, it's back again, and much as you may intend to ignore this one, it will still suck you in and make you care about what happens to the generally unpleasant people in the house. At least, it will suck in a lot more people that will actually admit to watching the show.
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May 27th
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www.witnness.com
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Witnness is definitely the biggest music festival in Ireland and this year the line-up is particularly strong with Coldplay, the White Stripes and Zwan headlining. It will probably turn into another drunken mud-fest, but that's what people go for and the official site gives you all the necessary lowdown.
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May 28th
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www.soundtoys.net
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It's been a while since something of a more experimental nature has appeared here, so today we bring you Sound Toys, a great collection of audio/visual treats which will both amaze and hypnotise.
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May 29th
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www.darttimes.com
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I'm afraid today's site will only really be of use to those living in Dublin, but it's a great idea and well worth a look. It tells you the next three DARTs due at whichever station you choose and could help you avoid standing on a freezing cold platform any longer than you need to. It goes by the fixed timetable so won't account for delays, hopefully Irish Rail will pick up on that themselves.
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May 30th
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www.dumblaws.com/
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There are so many out dated laws still hanging around and Dumb Laws does a good job of finding a lot of them for your viewing pleasure. For example, did you know that it is illegal in Utah not to drink milk!
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May 31st
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www.computerpranks.com
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Tonnes of pranks to delight, amuse, but mostly aggravate your friends. Easy to use and there is a fair variety of stuff available here.
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