Just Browsing? 
Here's a few sites I've found on my surfing expeditions:

Useful:
Airline 800 Numbers No BS. Just toll free numbers and links to most airlines
Dictionary Webster's  |  Another Dictionary from Newbury House
Urban legends debunked, etc. | And  Another Source to disprove that myth.
DeBarCode Here's how UPC (bar codes) work, even decode them!
Bablefish Translation Translates text. (Tip: Reverse-translate to check accuracy.) 
Today's Date An amazing calendar site!
Almanac Tells you the time of the next solstice, etc. 
CNet News has pretty good web-related stuff
Kip's FAA Test Prep will help you study for your pilot's license

Science:
The Amazing Randi 
NewScientist has lots of stuff
The Space Shuttle Houston Chronicle's 'Space' feature keeps you up to date 
Space.com The center of the universe when it comes to astronomical news
Science Daily features some good research articles and photos
Discovery Channel Online From ancient artifacts to space probes...
Brush Up On Some Trigonometry and geometry at the UCES Archive
ShuffleBrain How does a brain store a mind? Paul Pietsch, PhD tells us
New Scientist Magazine is pretty good
Powers of Ten Take a journey from the ultra-large to the ultra-small
  
Computing
Chronology of Digital Computing Machines Who invented the computer?
Gamelan Java Whether you're learning Java or just want to play games...
Windows Annoyances Tips and hints... stuff like that
Web page purifier Check your web pages for HTML errors and omissions
DevLibrary Tons of links to programming resources
What's That Site Running? gives server info for most websites

Some Good Reading:
Ezines Want some stories? Here's some science fiction and fantasy.
Abandoned Missile Silo Explore one without getting arrested for trespassing!
Timeline of Audio & Video History Famous 'firsts' in the field
Conversations With History A collection of interviews from UC Berkeley
The History of Knowledge ...at least one version
Skeptics Annotated Bible Not your average bible reading

Sights & Sounds 
Earthcam Live cams from all over the world
Clayton Bailey Eccentric sculptor/inventor
All Music Find out who played drums on Little Deuce Coupe... 
Guitar Notes Need chords to a song, or any thing else guitar-related?

Humor
Dialectize any Website Jive, Elmer Fudd, U name it! Extremely useful...
The Onion All the news that's not fit to print! Usually updated weekly.

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