Contains a wealth of information covering a broad range of topics. Serves as a great reference for school projects or people, like myself, who are just curious about learning something new.
Great site, except one thing...
My only problem with this site is it's easy for kids to find...adult content. I clicked the "random page" button and landed at a page saying how a certain medicine (I won't say what for, it was not something no one wants a six year old to see!) works.
That's my only complaint; be careful if your kids browse here.
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