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How to Identify Deleted Videos in YouTube Playlists

We walk though how to find the titles of deleted YouTube videos in playlists so you can remember what was there!

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Nothing Gets Deleted From the Internet, Ever. Here's How.

These people are trying to back up everything on the web. It's a big job, but you can help.

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7 Alternatives to YouTube for Watching Videos Online

While YouTube is the ubiquitous video site, it isn't the only one that exists. These YouTube alternatives also let you watch videos online.

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What 8 Famous Websites Looked Like When They First Launched

Every popular online service had to start somewhere. You might be surprised at what your favorite site used to look like.

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20 of the Best Free Audiobooks You Need to Listen To

Don't have time to read books? These free audiobooks allow you to enjoy some of the greatest literature of all time.

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How to Create Your Own Private Self-Hosted Read-It-Later App

Want to keep every bookmark you care about offline? We show you how to create your own open-source self-hosted web archive.

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Go Back in Time: How 12 Big Websites Looked Years Ago

Travel back in time and revisit the past by seeing how these notable and popular websites looked like all those years ago.

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5 Websites That Save Old Sounds, Maps, Newspapers, Music, and Books

People back up things they love. So head to these websites that save old sounds, maps, newspapers, music, and books.

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How to Play the Internet Archive's Retro Games on Kodi

Do you want to play retro games on your TV without buying new hardware? Then you're in luck as Kodi can now access the Internet Archive's massive collection of retro games.

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How to View Dead URL Links Using the Wayback Machine on Chrome

The internet is constantly changing, but with the Wayback Machine you can view past versions of a page or even view what dead links once looked like -- now available as a Chrome extension.

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The Internet Archive Fact-Checks President Trump

The Internet Archive has created a repository dedicated to Donald Trump. The Trump Archive will allow us all to fact-check the next President of the United States of America.

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The Internet Archive Shines A Light On Viruses of Yesteryear

The Internet Archive has revealed they have been archiving something which we didn't expect: malware. It sounds bizarre, but there's a pretty good reason for it.

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Emulate Classic DOS Games Right In Your Browser For Free

Play retro DOS games in a couple of clicks, thanks to The Internet Archive.

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5 Types of Free Content Riches You Can Dig Up at the Internet Archive

The Internet Archive keeps a variety of old content alive on the Web for the future. What kind of content can you dig up, and why should you care? Let's find out.

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Use Your Browser To Play With Classic Games And Vintage Software On The Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is the repository of archived webpages, ebooks, movies, and music. It now offers an in-browser emulator that will allow you to run classic games and old programs inside the browser.

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Search Or Browse One Million Public Domain Legal Torrents In The Internet Archive

Browse and download over one million public domain movies, audiobooks and live concerts using BitTorrent. It's all thanks to The Internet Archive, who you might know as the organization behind the Wayback Machine. They've started adding torrent files to their massive archive of public domain files, all of which are hosted by two different Archive servers alongside the usual seeders and peers.

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