Any but the brand new Internet user knows that there are many, many links which can provide you with lots of interesting and useful information about just about anything.  Two cautions, however:   1) Similar to any other media format, just because you read it in the internet doesn't mean the information is necessarily either true or up-to-date (URLs change, some sites are updated more frequently than others, and there are liars and jokesters online just as everywhere else), and  2) fruitful use of the internet takes discipline.  Otherwise you can get so sidetracked you forget what you were initially looking for!  
    Regarding jokesters,  here is an amusing site called Science Made Stupid.
 

    It is informative if you have the time to "just surf!"  It also can waste more time than you probably have.

That's how one can come across useful trivia like the 100 English  words or phrases most commonly mispronounced  or Totally Absurd Inventions , hundreds of  wacky inventions (like portable pet potties) officially patented by the United States government throughout history. This is a lesson in history and humor rolled into one.   Then
here is something useful for learning: Miss Spelling's Ultimate Spelling Exercise or just for fun, take this http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/yankeetest.html
 to see how much your speech reflects Southern or Northern preferences.

    For many years my favorite search engine has been Google, and  a variation which is excellent is Google Scholar; when an item is typed into the latter with quotes around it, you get fewer items but they are from more reliable sources.
    GOOGLE SUGGEST,  upon typing a search term, Google offers keyword suggestions that might help narrow a search. For example, a ‘greenhouse effect’ search will yield `greenhouse effect diagram,` `greenhouse effect causes,` `greenhouse effect solutions` and more. The limitation of `googling` a search term is that extraneous hits are encountered, often from sites of questionable quality, but at least with this resource you can see how resources and concepts are organized around a particular search term.
    A basic and useful resource if you are not familiar with the Internet is The Internet for Real People. 
    Want to know more about how stuff works (science stuff, electronics stuff, computer stuff, much more)? Go here.
    To check out a rumor or to see if an image is real or fanciful, try Snopes.com.
    The latest on real computer viruses and especially hoaxes is available at: Symantec ,  McAfee,  Sophos,
f-secure, or Trend-micro .

    More helpful information about Internet use is available at Internet Surfing Tips.

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