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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

JAN 2023

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DATE SITE OF THE DAY

1/1/23    50 New Year’s Resolution Ideas And How To Achieve Each Of Them
   Now’s your chance to sit down and prepare a list of important lifestyle changes you want to make, and we’ve decided to give you a bit of help – because since the majority of people fail to stick to their resolution, you’ll need all the help you can get.

1/2/23    Famous FBI Cases
   Listed here, grouped according to our top investigative priorities and related categories, are many of our famous and most significant cases over the past century. The monographs and write-ups below have been made available for your use.

1/3/23    Google Cultural Institute
   "With a team of dedicated engineers, Google is building tools that make it simple to tell the stories of our diverse cultural heritage and make them accessible worldwide."

1/4/23    Library of Congress: Themed Resources
   "Exhibitions, special presentations, lesson plans and other materials gathered from throughout the Library of Congress for selected curricular themes."

1/5/23    Psychology Today: Mindfulness
   "Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention to the present. When you're mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance without judging them, good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass you by, mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to experience."

1/6/23    21 Things You May Not Know About the U.S. Constitution
   The Constitution of the United States is only 4,543 words—7,762 if you count the Amendments—and originally fit on just four large sheets of paper. It packs a wallop. Not only is it the oldest written national constitution in the world, it's arguably the most influential in the world, too.

1/7/23    Famous FBI Cases
   Listed here, grouped according to our top investigative priorities and related categories, are many of our famous and most significant cases over the past century. The monographs and write-ups below have been made available for your use.

1/8/23    Sleep Cycle Calculator
   Use Sleeptyme to calculate the ideal time to go to sleep to get the ideal amount of sleep on REM cycles.

1/9/23    Light Pollution Map
   If you want to find out how bad light pollution is where you live, use this interactive map to see a world view or your immediate location.

1/10/23    Google Cultural Institute
   "With a team of dedicated engineers, Google is building tools that make it simple to tell the stories of our diverse cultural heritage and make them accessible worldwide."

1/11/23    The Why Files Archive
   "The Why Files was created at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the auspices of National Institute for Science Education with support from the National Science Foundation. It was funded through the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Each week, it brought a new story on the science behind the news. This archive lets us peek back at those keen insights."

1/12/23    Rollingstone: Year in Review: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2022
   PERHAPS THE YEAR in television should be defined by goodbyes, as three all-time classic series all wrapped up their runs in beautiful, appropriate fashion. Perhaps it should be defined by hellos, as 2022 saw some absolutely fantastic debuts of shows that were like nothing else on TV. Maybe it was a year of franchise reinventions, as a couple of iconic properties somehow felt new again with a pair of very different series? Or maybe we should just say that this was a great, great year, where each of the top four shows in this year’s top 20 list would have a convincing argument to be the best show on any number of past lists.

1/13/23    21 Things You May Not Know About the U.S. Constitution
   The Constitution of the United States is only 4,543 words—7,762 if you count the Amendments—and originally fit on just four large sheets of paper. It packs a wallop. Not only is it the oldest written national constitution in the world, it's arguably the most influential in the world, too.

1/14/23    20 striking findings from 2022
   Here are 20 striking findings from Pew Research Center’s studies looking back over 2020 covering a range of subjects including the pandemic, race-related tensions, the presidential election, and other notable trends that emerged during the year.

1/15/23    CIA Maps
   Maps of 85 different regions of the world to search and explore. Most are downloadable in JPEG format and may be printed as full page maps.

1/16/23    NASA EPIC Images from DSCOVR
   Play daily natural color image sequences of Earth from the EPIC camera onboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft.

1/17/23    Ideas.TED.com: The 7 types of rest that every person needs
   We go through life thinking we’ve rested because we have gotten enough sleep — but in reality we are missing out on the other types of rest we desperately need. The result is a culture of high-achieving, high-producing, chronically tired and chronically burned-out individuals. We’re suffering from a rest deficit because we don’t understand the true power of rest.

1/18/23    Random Trivia Generator
   Random Trivia Generator seems like a contradiction because trivia can already be seen as random. For instance, why do you need to know which bird lays the largest eggs? You don’t, but it’s always fun to know the answer in case there is no Internet connection around and someone desperately needs to know.

1/19/23    The best video essays of 2022
   For the last few years, video essays have gained more and more prominence on YouTube. With more and more creators choosing a video essay — or video essay-inspired — format, there are video essays about almost any topic you want to learn more about.

1/20/23    The 12 best night sky events to see in 2023
   Another year of skywatching is upon us, and there's a lot to look forward to in 2023! Here you'll see some of the more noteworthy sky events that will take place this upcoming year. Space.com's Night Sky skywatching column will provide more extensive coverage of most of these events as they draw closer.

1/21/23    The Library Map
   The Library Map is a map with more than 100,000 books on it based on their relevance and similarity. Color is also applied based on the genre and topics of each book.

1/22/23    Chinese New Year 2023
   Learn everything there is to know about Chinese New Year, Year of the Rabbit.

1/23/23    Famous FBI Cases
   Listed here, grouped according to our top investigative priorities and related categories, are many of our famous and most significant cases over the past century. The monographs and write-ups below have been made available for your use.

1/24/23    CIA Maps
   Maps of 85 different regions of the world to search and explore. Most are downloadable in JPEG format and may be printed as full page maps.

1/25/23    12 Apps That Will Turn You Into a Nature Expert
   Do you wonder which species of bird it is that you keep seeing on your backyard fence? Are you curious about what butterflies are visiting your garden? Would you like to know more about the mammals that call your local park home? Thankfully there are plenty of smartphone apps that help you quickly and easily identify flora and fauna, record your findings and learn more about them. Not only that, but a few will even turn you into a citizen scientist!

1/26/23    NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Landing
   NASA's Mars Perseverance rover makes its final descent to the Red Planet. There are many ways you can take part in this landing. Create a photo booth, watch online, do a student event and much more.

1/27/23    Page Turner
   Pageturner is a free community for book lovers. Reading in public and sharing your notes gives you valuable ideas and thoughts from other community members, and keeps you accountable.

1/28/23    Random Trivia Generator
   Random Trivia Generator seems like a contradiction because trivia can already be seen as random. For instance, why do you need to know which bird lays the largest eggs? You don’t, but it’s always fun to know the answer in case there is no Internet connection around and someone desperately needs to know.

1/29/23    Google Cultural Institute
   "With a team of dedicated engineers, Google is building tools that make it simple to tell the stories of our diverse cultural heritage and make them accessible worldwide."

1/30/23    FBI: The Vault
   "The Vault is our new electronic reading room, containing 6,700 documents and other media that have been scanned from paper into digital copies so you can read them in the comfort of your home or office. Included here are many new files that have been released to the public but never added to this website; dozens of records previously posted on our site but removed as requests diminished; files from our previous electronic reading room, and new, previously unreleased files."

1/31/23    Mapping Sound Across America
   Scientists made long term measurements of sound in parks as well as urban and rural areas across the country. This information helped predict current sound levels for the entire United States. A model was developed to understand relationships between measured sound levels and variables such as climate, topography, human activity, time of day, and day of year. The resulting geospatial sound model can also estimate how places would sound naturally, without human influence.

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DATE	SITE OF THE DAY
1/1/23	50 New Year’s Resolution Ideas And How To Achieve Each Of Them Now’s your chance to sit down and prepare a list of important lifestyle changes you want to make, and we’ve decided to give you a bit of help – because since the majority of people fail to stick to their resolution, you’ll need all the help you can get.
1/2/23	Famous FBI Cases Listed here, grouped according to our top investigative priorities and related categories, are many of our famous and most significant cases over the past century. The monographs and write-ups below have been made available for your use.
1/3/23	Google Cultural Institute "With a team of dedicated engineers, Google is building tools that make it simple to tell the stories of our diverse cultural heritage and make them accessible worldwide."
1/4/23	Library of Congress: Themed Resources "Exhibitions, special presentations, lesson plans and other materials gathered from throughout the Library of Congress for selected curricular themes."
1/5/23	Psychology Today: Mindfulness "Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention to the present. When you're mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance without judging them, good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass you by, mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to experience."
1/6/23	21 Things You May Not Know About the U.S. Constitution The Constitution of the United States is only 4,543 words—7,762 if you count the Amendments—and originally fit on just four large sheets of paper. It packs a wallop. Not only is it the oldest written national constitution in the world, it's arguably the most influential in the world, too.
1/7/23	Famous FBI Cases Listed here, grouped according to our top investigative priorities and related categories, are many of our famous and most significant cases over the past century. The monographs and write-ups below have been made available for your use.
1/8/23	Sleep Cycle Calculator Use Sleeptyme to calculate the ideal time to go to sleep to get the ideal amount of sleep on REM cycles.
1/9/23	Light Pollution Map If you want to find out how bad light pollution is where you live, use this interactive map to see a world view or your immediate location.
1/10/23	Google Cultural Institute "With a team of dedicated engineers, Google is building tools that make it simple to tell the stories of our diverse cultural heritage and make them accessible worldwide."
1/11/23	The Why Files Archive "The Why Files was created at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the auspices of National Institute for Science Education with support from the National Science Foundation. It was funded through the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Each week, it brought a new story on the science behind the news. This archive lets us peek back at those keen insights."
1/12/23	Rollingstone: Year in Review: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2022 PERHAPS THE YEAR in television should be defined by goodbyes, as three all-time classic series all wrapped up their runs in beautiful, appropriate fashion. Perhaps it should be defined by hellos, as 2022 saw some absolutely fantastic debuts of shows that were like nothing else on TV. Maybe it was a year of franchise reinventions, as a couple of iconic properties somehow felt new again with a pair of very different series? Or maybe we should just say that this was a great, great year, where each of the top four shows in this year’s top 20 list would have a convincing argument to be the best show on any number of past lists.
1/13/23	21 Things You May Not Know About the U.S. Constitution The Constitution of the United States is only 4,543 words—7,762 if you count the Amendments—and originally fit on just four large sheets of paper. It packs a wallop. Not only is it the oldest written national constitution in the world, it's arguably the most influential in the world, too.
1/14/23	20 striking findings from 2022 Here are 20 striking findings from Pew Research Center’s studies looking back over 2020 covering a range of subjects including the pandemic, race-related tensions, the presidential election, and other notable trends that emerged during the year.
1/15/23	CIA Maps Maps of 85 different regions of the world to search and explore. Most are downloadable in JPEG format and may be printed as full page maps.
1/16/23	NASA EPIC Images from DSCOVR Play daily natural color image sequences of Earth from the EPIC camera onboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft.
1/17/23	Ideas.TED.com: The 7 types of rest that every person needs We go through life thinking we’ve rested because we have gotten enough sleep — but in reality we are missing out on the other types of rest we desperately need. The result is a culture of high-achieving, high-producing, chronically tired and chronically burned-out individuals. We’re suffering from a rest deficit because we don’t understand the true power of rest.
1/18/23	Random Trivia Generator Random Trivia Generator seems like a contradiction because trivia can already be seen as random. For instance, why do you need to know which bird lays the largest eggs? You don’t, but it’s always fun to know the answer in case there is no Internet connection around and someone desperately needs to know.
1/19/23	The best video essays of 2022 For the last few years, video essays have gained more and more prominence on YouTube. With more and more creators choosing a video essay — or video essay-inspired — format, there are video essays about almost any topic you want to learn more about.
1/20/23	The 12 best night sky events to see in 2023 Another year of skywatching is upon us, and there's a lot to look forward to in 2023! Here you'll see some of the more noteworthy sky events that will take place this upcoming year. Space.com's Night Sky skywatching column will provide more extensive coverage of most of these events as they draw closer.
1/21/23	The Library Map The Library Map is a map with more than 100,000 books on it based on their relevance and similarity. Color is also applied based on the genre and topics of each book.
1/22/23	Chinese New Year 2023 Learn everything there is to know about Chinese New Year, Year of the Rabbit.
1/23/23	Famous FBI Cases Listed here, grouped according to our top investigative priorities and related categories, are many of our famous and most significant cases over the past century. The monographs and write-ups below have been made available for your use.
1/24/23	CIA Maps Maps of 85 different regions of the world to search and explore. Most are downloadable in JPEG format and may be printed as full page maps.
1/25/23	12 Apps That Will Turn You Into a Nature Expert Do you wonder which species of bird it is that you keep seeing on your backyard fence? Are you curious about what butterflies are visiting your garden? Would you like to know more about the mammals that call your local park home? Thankfully there are plenty of smartphone apps that help you quickly and easily identify flora and fauna, record your findings and learn more about them. Not only that, but a few will even turn you into a citizen scientist!
1/26/23	NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Landing NASA's Mars Perseverance rover makes its final descent to the Red Planet. There are many ways you can take part in this landing. Create a photo booth, watch online, do a student event and much more.
1/27/23	Page Turner Pageturner is a free community for book lovers. Reading in public and sharing your notes gives you valuable ideas and thoughts from other community members, and keeps you accountable.
1/28/23	Random Trivia Generator Random Trivia Generator seems like a contradiction because trivia can already be seen as random. For instance, why do you need to know which bird lays the largest eggs? You don’t, but it’s always fun to know the answer in case there is no Internet connection around and someone desperately needs to know.
1/29/23	Google Cultural Institute "With a team of dedicated engineers, Google is building tools that make it simple to tell the stories of our diverse cultural heritage and make them accessible worldwide."
1/30/23	FBI: The Vault "The Vault is our new electronic reading room, containing 6,700 documents and other media that have been scanned from paper into digital copies so you can read them in the comfort of your home or office. Included here are many new files that have been released to the public but never added to this website; dozens of records previously posted on our site but removed as requests diminished; files from our previous electronic reading room, and new, previously unreleased files."
1/31/23	Mapping Sound Across America Scientists made long term measurements of sound in parks as well as urban and rural areas across the country. This information helped predict current sound levels for the entire United States. A model was developed to understand relationships between measured sound levels and variables such as climate, topography, human activity, time of day, and day of year. The resulting geospatial sound model can also estimate how places would sound naturally, without human influence.

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