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Beyond Google, Wikipedia and other generic reference sites, the Internet boasts a multitude of search engines, dictionaries, reference desks and databases that have organized and archived information for quick and easy searches. In this list, we’ve compiled just 100 of our favorites, for teachers, students, hypochondriacs, procrastinators, bookworms, sports nuts and more.

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  • RhymeZone: Type in a word to find rhyming words, synonyms, definitions, Shakespeare references and more.

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  • Strange and Unusual References: Head to this site to look up all-vowel words, magic words, magic archetypes, how to identify unicorns and other odd material.

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  • The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: Search through topics like technology, American history, literature in English, proverbs and more to become a more "active citizen in our multicultural democracy."

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  • Word Spy: Search for a specific word to bring up funny quotations and a definition, or you can browse categories and sub categories like aging and death, hacking and hackers, entrepreneurs, jargon and buzzwords, art and design, drugs, euphemisms, sleeping or cell phones.

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  • Children’s Literature Web Guide: Look for award-winning children’s books, readers’ theatre sites, stories published online and more on this site.

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  • Charles Dickens Gad’s Hill Place: Use this quote page to search by topic, title, or phrase, or pull from The Daily Dose of Dickens book.

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  • Ditto: Search the web for all kinds of beautiful images on this site.

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  • The Dialectizer: Paste a URL into the box and select a dialect like Redneck, Cockney or Elmer Fudd to have the whole site translated.

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  • Grandiloquent Dictionary: Impress your friends by using huge words you found here.

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  • Factmonster Reference Desk: Here, you’ll find an almanac, homework center, atlas, dictionary and encyclopedia for younger students.

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  • Style Guides and Resources: This reference list will help you out when you need to write a paper using APA, MLA, and other special citation systems.

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  • Statistical Resources on the Web: Find updated statistics on everything from agriculture to business to labor to housing to the military.

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    News and Pop Culture

    Discover pop culture references, a sports almanac, new literature guides and more in this list.

    1. Who’s Alive and Who’s Dead: Keep track of which famous musicians, performers, actors, athletes and political figures are alive and which ones are dead.
    2. AllMusic.com: Search by genre like rock, jazz, pop, world, rap or blues.
    3. Dictionary of Pop Culture References: From A to Z, you can find words, phrases and characters from pop culture.
    4. Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Browse topics like Japanese art, astronomy, horticulture, popular entertainment, domestic life, conservation and more on this authority site.
    5. Science.gov Energy and Energy Conservation: Find new and archived articles about energy conservation here.
    6. Internet Broadway Database: Look up directors, actors and more for all Broadway shows here.
    7. Grove Music Online: This site is "the world’s premier authority on all aspects of music."
    8. bibliomania: Over 2,000 classic texts can be found on this site, as well as reference books, study guides and links to buy books.
    9. Sports Almanac: From the Olympics to hockey, you can find everything there is to know about sports history and players on this site.
    10. Newsknife: This reference site ranks the top news sites by each particular story, by month, homepage resources and other categories.

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