Interesting websites for curious minds

"Trivia and weird knowledge"

1. 1.
   Wait But Why
2. 2.
   Atlas Obscura
3. 3.
   Snopes
4. 4.
   Guinness World Records
5. 5.
   Worldometer
6. 6.
   The Marginalian (BrainPickings)
7. 7.
   Wired
8. 8.
   The Verge
9. 9.
   Ars Technica
10. 10.
    TED Talks
11. 11.
    Big Think
12. 12.
    Aeon Essays
13. 13.
    Nautilus
14. 14.
    Quanta Magazine
15. 15.
    Engadget

"Statistical map visualizations"

1. 1.
   Ancient Earth Globe
2. 2.
   GeaCron (History Map)
3. 3.
   MapChart
4. 4.
   Windy.com
5. 5.
   Lightning Maps

"National space program sites"

1. 1.
   JAXA (Japan Space)
2. 2.
   CNSA (China Space)
3. 3.
   ISRO (India Space)
4. 4.
   CSA (Canada Space)
5. 5.
   DLR (German Space)
6. 6.
   CNES (French Space)

"Primary source documents"

1. 1.
   HathiTrust
2. 2.
   Perseus Digital Library
3. 3.
   Hanover Historical Texts
4. 4.
   Internet History Sourcebooks
5. 5.
   Wilson Center Archive
6. 6.
   Marxists Internet Archive

"Historical map collections"

1. 1.
   Old Maps Online
2. 2.
   David Rumsey Collection
3. 3.
   Library of Congress Maps
4. 4.
   OpenStreetMap

"Astronomy and scale models"

1. 1.
   Scale of the Universe 2
2. 2.
   CERN LHC Info
3. 3.
   NASA Pic of the Day
4. 4.
   ISS Radio
5. 5.
   100.000 Stars
6. 6.
   NASA SoundCloud
7. 7.
   WikiSky
8. 8.
   Solar System Scope
9. 9.
   Moon Giant
10. 10.
    ISS Live Stream
11. 11.
    Mars Perseverance
12. 12.
    James Webb Telescope

"Major research institutions"

1. 1.
   CERN
2. 2.
   Max Planck Society
3. 3.
   CNRS (France)
4. 4.
   NIH (USA)

"Contribute to real science"

1. 1.
   Zooniverse
2. 2.
   Foldit (Protein Game)
3. 3.
   SETI@home

"Historical archives/maps"

1. 1.
   History.com
2. 2.
   Smithsonian Mag
3. 3.
   Etymonline

"Animal cams and simulation"

1. 1.
   Explore.org Live Cams
2. 2.
   Monterey Bay Live Cams
3. 3.
   Magic Seaweed (Surf)

"Environmental stats & news"

1. 1.
   NOAA Climate
2. 2.
   NASA Climate
3. 3.
   IPCC Reports
4. 4.
   Carbon Brief
5. 5.
   Inside Climate News
6. 6.
   Grist
7. 7.
   Treehugger

"Satellite and launch data"

1. 1.
   Spaceflight Now
2. 2.
   RocketLaunch.live
3. 3.
   NASA Image Library
4. 4.
   HubbleSite
5. 5.
   ESA (Euro Space)
6. 6.
   Blue Origin

"Open source intelligence (OSINT)"

1. 1.
   Bellingcat
2. 2.
   ProPublica
3. 3.
   FactCheck.org
4. 4.
   OpenSecrets
5. 5.
   The Intercept
6. 6.
   CIA World Factbook
7. 7.
   Bellingcat Russia
8. 8.
   OCCRP (Corruption)
9. 9.
   ICIJ (Panama Papers)
10. 10.
    Public Integrity
11. 11.
    Reveal (CIR)
12. 12.
    Marshall Project