iBible is a web app that lets you read entire Bible online. It has the entire bible (both testaments) translated into several languages including French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Polish. It’s very simple to use and it has no requirement to set anything up.

The home screen of iBible is a list of languages which in turn will direct you to a list of chapters and sections which the reader can select to skip to them right away. All the sentences are numbered for quick and easy referencing and all the text is properly typed and laid out – not just bad quality PDF copies which I’ve seen in the past.

Because the majority of the app is text, it’s suitable to be loaded on almost and device with access to the internet such as an iPhone, a PSP or a basic GPRS mobile phone.

Check out iBible @ www.ibible.mobi (by Dean Sherwin)

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All of the flag piecharts are listed on one page, hovering mouse over particular chart presents the name of the country, clicking the charts shows the actual flag. There is also a big piechart showing color proportions of all flags combined.

The flag data is gathered from sources such as The World Factbook and Wikipedia .

If you find Flags by Colour interesting you can also check out Flagid

Go to Flags by Colours @ www.shaheeilyas.com (via Neatorama)

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The names listed on the website are mainly US centric, even the foreign names are presented in generally accepted “Americanized” version.

Features:

• Find out correct name pronunciations of actors, athletes, politicians, newsmakers, brands, and more.
• Search and browse names and brands by categories.
• Currently most of the listed names are names of public figures in US.
• Free, no registration needed.
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Check out TheNameEngine @ www.thenameengine.com

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It provides various filter and map viewing options. You can visualize data on the map in both 2D and 3D format. In order to use 3D, you would need to install the Google Earth browser plug-in.

Below are screenshots of custom data examples created using KmlFactBook.

Features:

• Visualize data from CIA world factbook database on Google Maps.
• Download Google Earth kml files and use in your projects.
• View maps in 3D using Google Earth browser plug-in.
• No registration required to view data.
• Similar site: FactBook

Check out KmlFactBook @ www.kmlfactbook.org (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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Apart from telling you about the current day it also allows users to browse a list of upcoming holidays.

Check out IsItaHolidayToday@ www.isitaholidaytoday.com (via technospot.net)

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Features:

• Online calendar of holidays and celebrations worldwide.
• View holidays by date, by country and religion.
• Browse International holidays.
• Check lunar phases and eclipses for the current and past year.
• Similar websites: When-is.

Check out EarthCalendar @ www.earthcalendar.net

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For example, let’s say you want to find out in which African countries people mainly speak in English? All you have to do is first choose the Africa and then click on the English language. The results will b showing all English speaking countries in Africa. You may then filter/sort results even further using other filters like population, religion, GDP, government type, natural resources, continent, neighbors… etc.

Features:

• Quickly retrieve facts about countries.
• Filter results based on factors like population, language, religion, GDP, government type, natural resources and more.
• Easy to use, free and doesn’t require registration.

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Furthermore, users who are willing to contribute to the site may unlisted names by recording correct pronunciations for them.

Features:

• Provides correct name pronunciations.
• Search names and browse alphabetically.
• Contribute by adding and recording correct pronunciations of names.
• No registration needed.
• Similar websites: HowToSayThatName.

Check out PronouncNames @ www.pronouncenames.com (via Lifehacker)

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Materials include maps, ancient manuscripts, architectural drawings, films, music scores, photographs and more. You can browse items by place, time, topic, ancient language, type of item or just search with a keyword.

Click on items to get more detailed information such as its description, details (date created, place, original language etc.), watch the related video interview by curator (if available) and view it in larger size.

For more info watch demo video below:

Features:

• Discover historical documents and materials from different countries and historical periods.
• View ancient maps, manuscripts, architectural drawings, photographs and more.
• Browse items by time, place, language, type of item or search with a keyword.
• Click to view the item’s description, see related items and watch curator’s video interview.
• Zoom in to view the item in larger size.
• The Digital Library is available in English, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese languages.

Check out World Digital Library @ www.wdl.org

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Additional links like “flag of the day”, “flag in focus” can help you learn about different flags and discover related facts about the country.

Features:

• Identify flags of the world.
• The entire flag database is searchable using multiple filters.
• Useful links like “flag in focus” and “Vexphoto” gives daily useful info about flags.
• Very comprehensive list having a total of 1018 flags.

Check out Flagid @ www.flagid.org (Contributed by Venkatesh Varalu)

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The directory is easy-to-navigate, simply select the country that you want to find embassy for, choose the location you’re interested in and click on “Find Your Embassy” button. Next, EmbassyWorld will bring you the list of related resources for the ebmassy (if there are any).

Features:

• Search and find contact resources for any embassy and consulate worldwide.
• Browse content alphabetically (by countriy name).
• No registration needed.

Check out EmbassyWorld @ www.embassyworld.com

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Features:

• Find out how to pronounce names correctly.
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• Listen to names pronounced by native speakers.
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Each country has a dedicated page that lists YouTube video and some additional information on the anthem.

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