Useful Websites

Educational/Learning

• khanacademy.org – video lectures on just about any subject
• ted.com – lectures by smart people
• academicearth.org – classroom lectures
• freerice.com – expand your vocabulary while feeding the hungry
• lizardpoint.com – a collection of geography quizzes
• mathrun.net – timed math quizzes
• classicshorts.com – the best short stories
• erowid.org – learn about drugs
• qwikia.com – turn a Wikipedia article into a video
• unplugthetv.com – a collection of intellectually stimulating videos
• factsie.com – a place to learn amazing and unusual historical and scientific facts

Learn Skills

• highercomputingforeveryone.com – learn to program in C
• thechesswebsite.com – a bunch of chess tactics, tutorials, and puzzles
• htmldog.com – learn html
• codecademy.com – learn to code through interactive lessons
• cookingforengineers.com – learn to cook
• digital-photography-school.com – learn photography
• memrise.com – learn a foreign language
• justinguitar.com – guitar video tutorials
• livemocha.com – a language learning community
• musictheory.net – learn music theory
• investopedia.com – learn and practice investing

Useful Web Apps

• mint.com – for budgeting your money
• billshrink.com – compare cell phone and credit card plans
• duckduckgo.com – a search engine that isn’t following you
• padmapper.com – maps out possible apartments/homes that fit your criteria
• printfriendly.com – make any webpage print friendly
• printwhatyoulike.com – print precisely what you want from any webpage 
• privnote.com – write a note to someone that will self-destruct after they read it
• freecycle.org – a network of people giving away free stuff in their towns
• couchsurfing.org – crash on someone’s couch anywhere in the world
• recipepuppy.com – search for recipes based on the ingredients you have
• pipl.com – a search engine for finding people
• donorschoose.org – donate to a classroom in need
• charitynavigator.org – evaluates various charities
• govdeals.com – find cheap stuff the government is getting rid of
• newsmap.jp – popular news headlines
• radioreference.com – listen to radio channels across the nation
• jimmyr.com – link aggregator
• msworddit.com – Reddit in Microsoft Word form
• wepay.com – like paypal but less scummy
• thefuckingweather.com – a more profane look at the weather
• wolframalpha.com – a computational knowledge engine
• heavens-above.com – follow satellites and constellations
• whatismyip.com – figure out you I.P. address
• spreeder.com – improve reading speed and comprehension
• simplynoise.com – listen to white noise
• camelcamelcamel.com – tracks prices for any product
• ptable.com – an interactive periodic table
• retailmenot.com – find coupons for just about anything
• searchtempest.com – search all of craigslist with one search
• join.me – peek in on somebody’s computer screen
• thistothat.com – find out the best way to glue this to that
• woorank.com – find out what your website is missing, how you can improve it, and how to make Google recognize it better
• scribblemaps.com – draw on maps then share them with friends
• mailvu.com – video email
• rhymer.com – online rhyming dictionary
• homestyler.com – design your dream home
• wetransfer.com – an easy way to send big files
• mapofthedead.com – shows places around you to help you survive the zombie apocalypse
• pastebin.com – a place to paste text
• idelkeyboard.com – make it sound like you’re hard at work
• wherethefuckshouldigofordrinks.com – find somewhere to get a drink in your area
• dropbox.com – backup your sensitive document online
• seatguru.com – find out where the best seats are on your plane flight
• unlistmy.info – find out which websites store data about you, and tell them to unlist your info
• ifoundyourcamera.net – a collection of lost cameras
• sizeasy.com – check the size of items you buy online
• sleepyti.me – plan out your sleep schedule better
• ninite.com – download all the free software you want at the same time
• ripetrack.com – find out when certain fruits are ripe 
• compassionpit.com – talk out your problems with others, or help others yourself
• paperbackswap.com – swap books with others
• reddpics.com – a look at Reddit’s favorite pictures
• swole.me – plan out your meals better
• weatherspark.com – a graphical look at the weather
• network-tools.com – network tools

Other Interesting Blogs

• thestuffofmen.com – cool stuff every man should own
• artofmanliness.com – learn man stuff
• thedailymiscellany.com – daily tips, DIYs, ane more
• getrichslowly.org – personal finance advice
• thedatingspecialist.com – seduction tips
• brainpickings.org – a human-powered discovery engine
• fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com – a look at politics through the numbers
• hackaday.com – a new DIY project every day
• shorpy.com – old and interesting pictures
• boston.com/bigpicture – amazing pictures covering the latest news around the world
• newscientist.com – science news
• uncrate.com – a place for stuff men love
• tastespotting.com – pictures of delicious food
• zenhabits.net – take a breath and read this blog
• foodgawker.com – more pictures of delicious food
• theburninghouse.com – a blog cataloging which possessions people choose to save from a burning home
• dwellinggawker.com – check out how amazing the inside of some homes look
• thesimpledollar.com – more personal finance advice
• veryquiet.com – world news and analysis
• mentalfloss.com – where knowledge junkies get their fix
• mrmoneymustache.com – financial advice through badassity
• studyblue.com – study tips
• lettersofnote.com – personal letters written by famous people