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SITE OF THE DAY ARCHIVE
"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves,
or we know where we can find information upon it."
- Samuel Johnson

DEC 2022

Previous Archives

DATE SITE OF THE DAY

12/1/22    World Stats
   Live world statistics on population, government and economics, society and media, environment, food, water, energy and health.

12/2/22    Seterra
   Welcome to Seterra, the ultimate map quiz site! You can use Seterra from any web browser to explore the world and learn about its countries, capitals, cities, rivers, lakes and more!

12/3/22    Museum of Failure
   Museum of Failure is a collection of failed products and services from around the world.

12/4/22    Report Fraud to the FTC
   Have you ever received a call or a text message from someone pretending to be your bank or government agency to try and trick you into revealing your personal information? That’s a form of fraud that the Federal Trade Commission wants to hear from you about. In the US, report that so offenders can be brought to justice. In Canada, report such cases to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

12/5/22    Explore Human Anatomy Physiology
   Explore the human anatomy by selecting the anatomy section of interest to you.

12/6/22    City Walks
   Walk around cities of the world and feel the vibes of the city.

12/7/22    Report Fraud to the FTC
   Have you ever received a call or a text message from someone pretending to be your bank or government agency to try and trick you into revealing your personal information? That’s a form of fraud that the Federal Trade Commission wants to hear from you about. In the US, report that so offenders can be brought to justice. In Canada, report such cases to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

12/8/22    Judy Records
   judyrecords is the largest search engine of United States court cases on the Internet.

12/9/22    Chess Tactics Explained
   This site assumes no prior knowledge of chess. Everything you need to learn to succeed at chess is explained progressively and in plain English.

12/10/22    Is it a cold, the flu or COVID? Here's how to tell what you might have
   With COVID-19 cases surging and flu season in full swing, people may wonder what their ailments indicate. According to health officials, fever, cough and shortness of breath are the main coronavirus symptoms and are similar to flu symptoms.

12/11/22    How Caffeine Works
   Around 90 percent of Americans consume caffeine in one form or another every single day. More than half of all American adults consume more than 300 milligrams of caffeine every day, making it America's most popular drug by far. The caffeine comes in from things like coffee, tea, cola, chocolate, etc. Have you ever wondered what it is that makes caffeine so popular? What does this drug do that causes its use to be so widespread? In this HowStuffWorks article, you will learn all about caffeine.

12/12/22    The Ottoman History Podcast
   The Ottoman History Podcast has become one of the largest digital resources for academic discussion of the Ottoman Empire and the modern Middle East. Since 2011, hundreds of contributors have helped shape this unique historical treasure.

12/13/22    Google Trends - a Year in Search 2022
   "Explore the year's biggest moments and the questions they inspired."

12/14/22    2022 Year in Review of the Top Pop Culture Moments
   "We’re excited to close the chapter on 2022 and head into 2023. We hope our Year in Review will give you a glimpse into some of those special moments."

12/15/22    CNN: 2022 In Review Fast Facts
   "Read CNN's Fast Facts about 2022 to learn about domestic and international events that have taken place during the year."

12/16/22    25 Best Movies of 2022
   It’s hard to pick one particular film to represent everything that was great about genre movies in 2022. A new David Cronenberg thriller probed the extremes of body horror. A Telugu action epic took blockbuster spectacle to delirious new heights. Batman went noir, as did Oldboy director Park Chan-wook. Stop-motion and hand-drawn animated films proved they still had a place in an increasingly CG-dominated landscape. We had multiple (!) cannibal romances. And James Cameron, Jordan Peele, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Rian Johnson, and Ryan Coogler proved there was more depth to be found in the crowd-pleasing tentpole.

12/17/22    Year in review: The most-read Journal-News stories of 2022
   Take a look at what the world was searching for in 2022 and in years past.

12/18/22    NPR: Best Music of 2022
   Being a music fan right now can feel like inhabiting a whole enormous, thriving, chaotic world that's embedded within a metaverse of other enormous, thriving, chaotic worlds you didn't even know existed. Even for the most industrious listeners, the amount of music released every day (EVERY. DAY.) is overwhelming, no less so when you attempt to look back over a whole calendar year. Who could keep up? But there's another way to consider the state of new music: Such abundance makes for a spectacular party.

12/19/22    5 Holiday Scams to Avoid
   Stay a step ahead of cybercriminals this season by being aware of these scams.

12/20/22    Readow
   Readow creates personalized recommendations for a user on interesting books to read. The recommendations are generated by their AI system by analyzing huge amounts of data ( such as reviews from readers and ratings of specific books) concerning the reading preferences of other book lovers.

12/21/22    The Old Farmer's Almanac: WINTER SOLSTICE 2022: THE FIRST DAY OF WINTER
   Winter officially begins with the Winter Solstice on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. This is the astronomical first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Enjoy the winter solstice facts, folklore, FAQs, and more!

12/22/22    The 100 greatest innovations of 2022
   On a cloudy Christmas morning last year, a rocket carrying the most powerful space telescope ever built blasted off from a launchpad in French Guiana. After reaching its destination in space about a month later, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) began sending back sparkling presents to humanity—jaw-dropping images that are revealing our universe in stunning new ways. Every year since 1988, Popular Science has highlighted the innovations that make living on Earth even a tiny bit better. And this year—our 35th—has been remarkable, thanks to the successful deployment of the JWST, which earned our highest honor as the Innovation of the Year. But it’s just one item out of the 100 stellar technological accomplishments our editors have selected to recognize.

12/23/22    The Best Podcasts of 2022
   Here in podcast-land, the year brought intense change to the community, much of it centered on an accelerated pace of consolidation that has fundamentally reshaped the scene.

12/24/22    Google Santa Tracker
   Use Google Santa Tracker to follow Santa Claus on Google Maps as he makes his journey around the world.

12/25/22    HowStuffWorks: How Christmas Works
   "For hundreds of millions of people around the world, Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year. Have you ever wondered where traditions like Santa Claus come from? Find out at this How Stuff Works site."

12/26/22    Boxing Day 2020: What Is Boxing Day?
   Boxing Day is celebrated on December 26! This year, that’s a Saturday. Why is it called Boxing Day? And what, if anything, does boxing have to do with it?

12/27/22    CNN: 2022 The Year in Pictures
   "The year in pictures: CNN treks across the globe, looking back on the events that shaped 2022."

12/28/22    New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2022
   The editors of The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles this year.

12/29/22    PC Magazine: Best of the Year 2022
   Our experts test and rate hundreds of products each year. We’re updating our roundups all the time, so you always know what’s best to buy. See the latest top picks in our most popular categories...

12/30/22    Time Magazine: The Best Inventions of 2022
   100 innovations changing how we live

12/31/22    Time and Date: When Year 2023 Starts Around the World
   "With 38 different local times in use, it takes 26 hours for the New Year to encompass all time zones. Find out in which order they enter 2023 and which countries are first and last."

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2021

Dec 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2021 Sep 2021 Aug 2021 Jul 2021

Jun 2021 May 2021 Apr 2021 Mar 2021 Feb 2021 Jan 2021

2022

Dec 2022 Nov 2022 Oct 2022 Sep 2022 Aug 2022 Jul 2022

Jun 2022 May 2022 Apr 2022 Mar 2022 Feb 2022 Jan 2022

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DATE	SITE OF THE DAY
12/1/22	World Stats Live world statistics on population, government and economics, society and media, environment, food, water, energy and health.
12/2/22	Seterra Welcome to Seterra, the ultimate map quiz site! You can use Seterra from any web browser to explore the world and learn about its countries, capitals, cities, rivers, lakes and more!
12/3/22	Museum of Failure Museum of Failure is a collection of failed products and services from around the world.
12/4/22	Report Fraud to the FTC Have you ever received a call or a text message from someone pretending to be your bank or government agency to try and trick you into revealing your personal information? That’s a form of fraud that the Federal Trade Commission wants to hear from you about. In the US, report that so offenders can be brought to justice. In Canada, report such cases to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
12/5/22	Explore Human Anatomy Physiology Explore the human anatomy by selecting the anatomy section of interest to you.
12/6/22	City Walks Walk around cities of the world and feel the vibes of the city.
12/7/22	Report Fraud to the FTC Have you ever received a call or a text message from someone pretending to be your bank or government agency to try and trick you into revealing your personal information? That’s a form of fraud that the Federal Trade Commission wants to hear from you about. In the US, report that so offenders can be brought to justice. In Canada, report such cases to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
12/8/22	Judy Records judyrecords is the largest search engine of United States court cases on the Internet.
12/9/22	Chess Tactics Explained This site assumes no prior knowledge of chess. Everything you need to learn to succeed at chess is explained progressively and in plain English.
12/10/22	Is it a cold, the flu or COVID? Here's how to tell what you might have With COVID-19 cases surging and flu season in full swing, people may wonder what their ailments indicate. According to health officials, fever, cough and shortness of breath are the main coronavirus symptoms and are similar to flu symptoms.
12/11/22	How Caffeine Works Around 90 percent of Americans consume caffeine in one form or another every single day. More than half of all American adults consume more than 300 milligrams of caffeine every day, making it America's most popular drug by far. The caffeine comes in from things like coffee, tea, cola, chocolate, etc. Have you ever wondered what it is that makes caffeine so popular? What does this drug do that causes its use to be so widespread? In this HowStuffWorks article, you will learn all about caffeine.
12/12/22	The Ottoman History Podcast The Ottoman History Podcast has become one of the largest digital resources for academic discussion of the Ottoman Empire and the modern Middle East. Since 2011, hundreds of contributors have helped shape this unique historical treasure.
12/13/22	Google Trends - a Year in Search 2022 "Explore the year's biggest moments and the questions they inspired."
12/14/22	2022 Year in Review of the Top Pop Culture Moments "We’re excited to close the chapter on 2022 and head into 2023. We hope our Year in Review will give you a glimpse into some of those special moments."
12/15/22	CNN: 2022 In Review Fast Facts "Read CNN's Fast Facts about 2022 to learn about domestic and international events that have taken place during the year."
12/16/22	25 Best Movies of 2022 It’s hard to pick one particular film to represent everything that was great about genre movies in 2022. A new David Cronenberg thriller probed the extremes of body horror. A Telugu action epic took blockbuster spectacle to delirious new heights. Batman went noir, as did Oldboy director Park Chan-wook. Stop-motion and hand-drawn animated films proved they still had a place in an increasingly CG-dominated landscape. We had multiple (!) cannibal romances. And James Cameron, Jordan Peele, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Rian Johnson, and Ryan Coogler proved there was more depth to be found in the crowd-pleasing tentpole.
12/17/22	Year in review: The most-read Journal-News stories of 2022 Take a look at what the world was searching for in 2022 and in years past.
12/18/22	NPR: Best Music of 2022 Being a music fan right now can feel like inhabiting a whole enormous, thriving, chaotic world that's embedded within a metaverse of other enormous, thriving, chaotic worlds you didn't even know existed. Even for the most industrious listeners, the amount of music released every day (EVERY. DAY.) is overwhelming, no less so when you attempt to look back over a whole calendar year. Who could keep up? But there's another way to consider the state of new music: Such abundance makes for a spectacular party.
12/19/22	5 Holiday Scams to Avoid Stay a step ahead of cybercriminals this season by being aware of these scams.
12/20/22	Readow Readow creates personalized recommendations for a user on interesting books to read. The recommendations are generated by their AI system by analyzing huge amounts of data ( such as reviews from readers and ratings of specific books) concerning the reading preferences of other book lovers.
12/21/22	The Old Farmer's Almanac: WINTER SOLSTICE 2022: THE FIRST DAY OF WINTER Winter officially begins with the Winter Solstice on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. This is the astronomical first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Enjoy the winter solstice facts, folklore, FAQs, and more!
12/22/22	The 100 greatest innovations of 2022 On a cloudy Christmas morning last year, a rocket carrying the most powerful space telescope ever built blasted off from a launchpad in French Guiana. After reaching its destination in space about a month later, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) began sending back sparkling presents to humanity—jaw-dropping images that are revealing our universe in stunning new ways. Every year since 1988, Popular Science has highlighted the innovations that make living on Earth even a tiny bit better. And this year—our 35th—has been remarkable, thanks to the successful deployment of the JWST, which earned our highest honor as the Innovation of the Year. But it’s just one item out of the 100 stellar technological accomplishments our editors have selected to recognize.
12/23/22	The Best Podcasts of 2022 Here in podcast-land, the year brought intense change to the community, much of it centered on an accelerated pace of consolidation that has fundamentally reshaped the scene.
12/24/22	Google Santa Tracker Use Google Santa Tracker to follow Santa Claus on Google Maps as he makes his journey around the world.
12/25/22	HowStuffWorks: How Christmas Works "For hundreds of millions of people around the world, Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year. Have you ever wondered where traditions like Santa Claus come from? Find out at this How Stuff Works site."
12/26/22	Boxing Day 2020: What Is Boxing Day? Boxing Day is celebrated on December 26! This year, that’s a Saturday. Why is it called Boxing Day? And what, if anything, does boxing have to do with it?
12/27/22	CNN: 2022 The Year in Pictures "The year in pictures: CNN treks across the globe, looking back on the events that shaped 2022."
12/28/22	New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2022 The editors of The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles this year.
12/29/22	PC Magazine: Best of the Year 2022 Our experts test and rate hundreds of products each year. We’re updating our roundups all the time, so you always know what’s best to buy. See the latest top picks in our most popular categories...
12/30/22	Time Magazine: The Best Inventions of 2022 100 innovations changing how we live
12/31/22	Time and Date: When Year 2023 Starts Around the World "With 38 different local times in use, it takes 26 hours for the New Year to encompass all time zones. Find out in which order they enter 2023 and which countries are first and last."

2021
Dec 2021	Nov 2021	Oct 2021	Sep 2021	Aug 2021	Jul 2021
Jun 2021	May 2021	Apr 2021	Mar 2021	Feb 2021	Jan 2021
2022
Dec 2022	Nov 2022	Oct 2022	Sep 2022	Aug 2022	Jul 2022
Jun 2022	May 2022	Apr 2022	Mar 2022	Feb 2022	Jan 2022