Quick Reference Guide

2008 edition. Provides definitions of a wide variety of acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations and similar contractions, translating them into their full names or meanings. Terms from subject areas such as associations, education, the Internet, medicine and others are included.

The Acronym Finder is a searchable database of more than 287,000 abbreviations and acronyms covering many disciplines. Its strengths include computer, technology, telecommunication, and military acronyms and abbreviations.

Part of the NationalJournal site. Politics and demographics of U.S. states. Online edition is kept up to date with special and interim elections, important committee changes, election forecasts, primary results and more.

Published annually since 1792.

Very eclectic blog with some very useful information.

Goes to a "facts subject index."

Maintained since 1995, to confirm, debunk or otherwise document warnings, news and stories that may be too good to be true....or may in fact be true.

More than 11,000 searchable quotations from this older edition of the famous reference resource.

"Quotations, Aphorisms, Thoughts and Proverbs of Philosophers and Kings, Politicians, Famous Persons, and Wise-but-not-so-Famous Persons."

Find data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.

Statistical, demographic and political data on countries and territories around the world: generates tables and charts for individual country profiles as well as comparisons. Data from U.S. and international agencies; every statistic is documented.

QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. Information presented is from the U.S. Census Bureau and includes estimates of population, breakdown by gender and race, population density, and some economic statistics.