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Fun and interesting websites cover the odd corners of the web, from curiosities to time-wasters. The topic collects interactive toys, strange archives, random generators and long-running list pages, mixing polished studio projects with personal pages kept alive for years. Not every entry ages well, so check how much of each site still works, whether it asks for an account and how heavy it is on mobile data. A few change often, and others are frozen in time, which is part of their charm. Nothing here is required reading, so treat the topic as a shelf to browse when you want something light.
Your Name in Landsat is an interactive NASA and USGS tool that spells a typed name using Landsat satellite imagery of Earth, letter by letter, and allows sharing the resulting image. The satellite images come from Landsat's record spanning more than 50 years.
Paint with Music is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
Unusual Articles is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
iOS helps discover apps, SaaS products, no-signup tools, clones, or software alternatives.
Wiki List of Lists of Lists is a curated directory or link collection for discovering useful websites, tools, and resources.
NationalZoo is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
DamnInteresting is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
Viola the Bird is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
r/ListOfSubreddits points to a Reddit community or thread with discussion, guides, updates, or shared resources.
Mandelbrot Explorer is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
Git City is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
3DTuning is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
404PageFound showcases old websites that still exist. Started in May 2009, it focuses on dated websites generally from 1994-2001 that remain active and have avoided major updates. The site states it is not an attempt to emulate the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
AfterTheBeep is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
AfterTheTone is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
AIDN is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
AltHistory is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
ambient.garden is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
A curated gallery of pixel graphics made with or for the Commodore Amiga home computer. It showcases images in a web browser and includes articles, collections by artists, games, logos and publications. The site states that all works remain copyrighted to their respective owners.
Arkadia is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
artistaiden is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
ASCII Theatre streams free text-based movies in a terminal via an SSH connection using the command line shown on the site. A step-by-step guide describes opening Terminal.app, pasting the code and pressing enter so the day's movie plays. Closing the terminal or pressing q stops playback. The page states it is desktop only and includes an email sign-up for future MSCHF releases.
BalticLiveCam is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization is a research organization founded in 1995 that explores the bigfoot/sasquatch mystery. The site maintains a comprehensive sightings database with reports by region and offers background material, FAQs, and information on collecting evidence.
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