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Quotations

Bartlett's Book of Familiar Quotations
izQuotes
Quotations Home Page
Contains thousands of quotations drawn from hundreds of sources.
Quotations Page
Quoteland
Quotes and Sayings
Things People Said
"Ordinary people can be drop dead funny"
Top 100 Speeches

Sciences

Academy of Natural Sciences
arXiv.org e-Print archive
Aviation Week
Biocompare.com
The buyer's guide for Life Sciences
Biology Online
ChemWeb.com
Eric Weisstein's World of Science
Geology.com
Global Change Master Directory
History of Medicine
Math Forum
MathWorld
NASA History
National Science Foundation Online Documents
NCBI Coffee Break
Periodic Table (Chemicool version)
Periodic Table (WebElements version)
Physical Reference Data
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Physics.org
PhysLink.com
Physics and Astronomy.
Science and Engineering Statistics
Science Daily
News & articles in the sciences.
United States Geological Survey
WIKISKY.ORG - Interactive Sky Map
The Google Earth for Sky.

Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics
CIESIN
Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network
Election Statistics - Federal (U.S.)
Official vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and territories.
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 1920-
International Data Base (IDB)
Demographic and socio-economic statistics for all countries of the world. US Census Bureau
National Center for Health Statistics
Nationmaster.com
Country comparisons
Natural Hazard Statistics
Statistical Abstract of the United States
UNESCO Statistics

Taxes

SmartMoney.com - Taxes
General and current-day discussion about taxes and related subjects. Wall Street Journal
State Tax Forms- Massachusetts
Understanding Taxes - Internal Revenue Service
US Federal Forms and Publications

Travel

AAA Fuel Cost Calculator
Airbnb
Find a place to stay. Rent from people in over 34,000 cities and 192 countries.
Amtrak
Aviation Consumer Protection
CDC Travelers' Health
Find an Inn
Fuel economy suggestions
GotoBus
Greyhound bus lines
Highway safety topics (Insurance Institute of Highway Safety)
List of Holidays by Country
Logan airport (Boston's International airport)
MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)
Subway, bus, & commuter rail information.
Passport/visa information (US State Department)
Petswelcome.com
Recreation.Gov
SeatGURU
airplane seating
Timeout
Travel Channel
Travel Warnings and Alerts
World Airports Codes

Weather

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