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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

NOV 2022

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DATE SITE OF THE DAY

11/1/22    All Audubon
   Have you ever wondered about "Birding"? This is a place to start. The National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation.

11/2/22    How to Find a Better Cell Phone Carrier
   Everyone has an opinion on their wireless carrier, but the “best” option for you isn’t the best option for someone else. Here’s how to decide.

11/3/22    The Food Timeline
   Ever wonder how the ancient Romans fed their armies? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip...and why? So do we!!! Food history presents a fascinating buffet of popular lore and contradictory facts. Some experts say it's impossible to express this topic in exact timeline format. They are correct. Most foods are not invented; they evolve. We make food history fun.

11/4/22    Ask a Librarian: Library of Congress
   Have a question? Need assistance? Our librarians and program specialists are here to help you at the Library of Congress.

11/5/22    Emergency Disaster and Event Map
   The Hungarian National Association of Radio Distress-Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE) operates the Emergency and Disaster Information Service (EDIS) with the objective to monitor, document, analyze and notify customers on events in the world that may cause emergency or disaster. Their service is using the speed and the data spectrum of the internet to gather information. They also monitor and process data of several organizations and authorities to obtain reliable information.

11/6/22    Gas Prices Across the US
   The AAA Gas Prices website is a public service of the United States of America’s largest motoring and leisure travel membership organization and is updated daily by Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) with average national, state and local prices for gasoline, diesel and E-85. Every day up to 120,000 stations are surveyed in cooperation with WEX, Inc.for unmatched statistical reliability.

11/7/22    Discover Timeless Articles
   Timeless articles from the belly of the internet.

11/8/22    Worldometer
   "Worldometers is run by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world. We have no political, governmental, or corporate affiliation."

11/9/22    WikiTravel
   "Since 2003: the original free, crowdsourced travel guide with 300,000 writer/travelers visiting every day. Come add a listing right now."

11/10/22    NAUPA: The Foremost Authority on Unclaimed Property
   "The National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA) is a non-profit organization affiliated with the National Association of State Treasurers and the Council of State Governments. Search for and claim forgotten money that may be due you from the official government agencies. Go directly to a government unclaimed property program by clicking on a state, territory, or province from the map or drop box below. You should search in every state where you have lived."

11/11/22    History of Veterans Day
   Learn how Veterans Day was created and what the original intention was for celebrating this day.

11/12/22    MuscleWiki
   This site offers a way to stretch and exercise your various muscle groups. Simply click on a muscle, and learn how you can exercise it.

11/13/22    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.

11/14/22    City Walks
   Walk around cities of the world and feel the vibes of the city.

11/15/22    Judy Records
   judyrecords is the largest search engine of United States court cases on the Internet.

11/16/22    Emergency Disaster and Event Map
   The Hungarian National Association of Radio Distress-Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE) operates the Emergency and Disaster Information Service (EDIS) with the objective to monitor, document, analyze and notify customers on events in the world that may cause emergency or disaster. Their service is using the speed and the data spectrum of the internet to gather information. They also monitor and process data of several organizations and authorities to obtain reliable information.

11/17/22    Discover Timeless Articles
   Timeless articles from the belly of the internet.

11/18/22    Mapping the Climate Impact of Electricity
   electricityMap is a live visualization of where your electricity comes from and how much CO2 was emitted to produce it.

11/19/22    Forebears
   Forebears is a genealogy portal featuring a geographically indexed and cross-referenced directory of sources for family history research.

11/20/22    Worldometer
   "Worldometers is run by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world. We have no political, governmental, or corporate affiliation."

11/21/22    Weather Underground
   "Weather Underground provides local and long range Weather Forecast, weather reports, maps and tropical weather conditions for locations worldwide."

11/22/22    Quick, Draw!
   Test your drawing skills to see if the computer can recognize what you doodled. Begin drawing at the prompt, and see if the deep learning model can figure out what you meant to draw in under 20 seconds.

11/23/22    NAUPA: The Foremost Authority on Unclaimed Property
   "The National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA) is a non-profit organization affiliated with the National Association of State Treasurers and the Council of State Governments. Search for and claim forgotten money that may be due you from the official government agencies. Go directly to a government unclaimed property program by clicking on a state, territory, or province from the map or drop box below. You should search in every state where you have lived."

11/24/22    U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 25, 2022
   Use our Fun Facts resource in your classrooms or at home and share various interesting Thanksgiving-related facts — from the number of turkey towns and cranberry counties in our country to the states that were forecasted to raise the most turkeys!

11/25/22    RxList: The Internet Drug Index
   "Medications, prescription drug information, pill identifier and pharmacy locator (24 hr pharmacies) for consumers and medical health professionals. The most popular drugs and their side effects, interactions, and use."

11/26/22    wordnik
   "Wordnik is a new way to discover meaning. Wordnik shows definitions from multiple sources, so you can see as many different takes on a word's meaning as possible."

11/27/22    Amazon: Cyber Monday Deals Week
   Look no further for the top Cyber Monday 2021 deals. Find the best deals and discounts on Amazon.

11/28/22    RxList: The Internet Drug Index
   "Medications, prescription drug information, pill identifier and pharmacy locator (24 hr pharmacies) for consumers and medical health professionals. The most popular drugs and their side effects, interactions, and use."

11/29/22    Recalls.gov
   "To provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create www.recalls.gov - a 'one stop shop' for U.S. Government recalls. Follow the tabs above to obtain the latest recall information, to report a dangerous product, or to learn important safety tips."

11/30/22    How to Identify that Light in the Sky
   What is that light in the sky? Perhaps one of humanity's more common questions, an answer may result from a few quick observations.

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DATE	SITE OF THE DAY
11/1/22	All Audubon Have you ever wondered about "Birding"? This is a place to start. The National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation.
11/2/22	How to Find a Better Cell Phone Carrier Everyone has an opinion on their wireless carrier, but the “best” option for you isn’t the best option for someone else. Here’s how to decide.
11/3/22	The Food Timeline Ever wonder how the ancient Romans fed their armies? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip...and why? So do we!!! Food history presents a fascinating buffet of popular lore and contradictory facts. Some experts say it's impossible to express this topic in exact timeline format. They are correct. Most foods are not invented; they evolve. We make food history fun.
11/4/22	Ask a Librarian: Library of Congress Have a question? Need assistance? Our librarians and program specialists are here to help you at the Library of Congress.
11/5/22	Emergency Disaster and Event Map The Hungarian National Association of Radio Distress-Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE) operates the Emergency and Disaster Information Service (EDIS) with the objective to monitor, document, analyze and notify customers on events in the world that may cause emergency or disaster. Their service is using the speed and the data spectrum of the internet to gather information. They also monitor and process data of several organizations and authorities to obtain reliable information.
11/6/22	Gas Prices Across the US The AAA Gas Prices website is a public service of the United States of America’s largest motoring and leisure travel membership organization and is updated daily by Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) with average national, state and local prices for gasoline, diesel and E-85. Every day up to 120,000 stations are surveyed in cooperation with WEX, Inc.for unmatched statistical reliability.
11/7/22	Discover Timeless Articles Timeless articles from the belly of the internet.
11/8/22	Worldometer "Worldometers is run by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world. We have no political, governmental, or corporate affiliation."
11/9/22	WikiTravel "Since 2003: the original free, crowdsourced travel guide with 300,000 writer/travelers visiting every day. Come add a listing right now."
11/10/22	NAUPA: The Foremost Authority on Unclaimed Property "The National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA) is a non-profit organization affiliated with the National Association of State Treasurers and the Council of State Governments. Search for and claim forgotten money that may be due you from the official government agencies. Go directly to a government unclaimed property program by clicking on a state, territory, or province from the map or drop box below. You should search in every state where you have lived."
11/11/22	History of Veterans Day Learn how Veterans Day was created and what the original intention was for celebrating this day.
11/12/22	MuscleWiki This site offers a way to stretch and exercise your various muscle groups. Simply click on a muscle, and learn how you can exercise it.
11/13/22	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.
11/14/22	City Walks Walk around cities of the world and feel the vibes of the city.
11/15/22	Judy Records judyrecords is the largest search engine of United States court cases on the Internet.
11/16/22	Emergency Disaster and Event Map The Hungarian National Association of Radio Distress-Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE) operates the Emergency and Disaster Information Service (EDIS) with the objective to monitor, document, analyze and notify customers on events in the world that may cause emergency or disaster. Their service is using the speed and the data spectrum of the internet to gather information. They also monitor and process data of several organizations and authorities to obtain reliable information.
11/17/22	Discover Timeless Articles Timeless articles from the belly of the internet.
11/18/22	Mapping the Climate Impact of Electricity electricityMap is a live visualization of where your electricity comes from and how much CO2 was emitted to produce it.
11/19/22	Forebears Forebears is a genealogy portal featuring a geographically indexed and cross-referenced directory of sources for family history research.
11/20/22	Worldometer "Worldometers is run by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world. We have no political, governmental, or corporate affiliation."
11/21/22	Weather Underground "Weather Underground provides local and long range Weather Forecast, weather reports, maps and tropical weather conditions for locations worldwide."
11/22/22	Quick, Draw! Test your drawing skills to see if the computer can recognize what you doodled. Begin drawing at the prompt, and see if the deep learning model can figure out what you meant to draw in under 20 seconds.
11/23/22	NAUPA: The Foremost Authority on Unclaimed Property "The National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA) is a non-profit organization affiliated with the National Association of State Treasurers and the Council of State Governments. Search for and claim forgotten money that may be due you from the official government agencies. Go directly to a government unclaimed property program by clicking on a state, territory, or province from the map or drop box below. You should search in every state where you have lived."
11/24/22	U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 25, 2022 Use our Fun Facts resource in your classrooms or at home and share various interesting Thanksgiving-related facts — from the number of turkey towns and cranberry counties in our country to the states that were forecasted to raise the most turkeys!
11/25/22	RxList: The Internet Drug Index "Medications, prescription drug information, pill identifier and pharmacy locator (24 hr pharmacies) for consumers and medical health professionals. The most popular drugs and their side effects, interactions, and use."
11/26/22	wordnik "Wordnik is a new way to discover meaning. Wordnik shows definitions from multiple sources, so you can see as many different takes on a word's meaning as possible."
11/27/22	Amazon: Cyber Monday Deals Week Look no further for the top Cyber Monday 2021 deals. Find the best deals and discounts on Amazon.
11/28/22	RxList: The Internet Drug Index "Medications, prescription drug information, pill identifier and pharmacy locator (24 hr pharmacies) for consumers and medical health professionals. The most popular drugs and their side effects, interactions, and use."
11/29/22	Recalls.gov "To provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create www.recalls.gov - a 'one stop shop' for U.S. Government recalls. Follow the tabs above to obtain the latest recall information, to report a dangerous product, or to learn important safety tips."
11/30/22	How to Identify that Light in the Sky What is that light in the sky? Perhaps one of humanity's more common questions, an answer may result from a few quick observations.

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