Once again, the time has come to post a few link for future reference :

UPDATE: Good advice for phone plans and comparisons including links
Compare cell phone plans
about.com – Packed with articles about anything you might need/want to buy as a consumer and other stuff
Cool uses of Google Maps
Google Ranking Patent Revealed?
Answers.com/X where x can be any term you want to find out about and it will give you an answer.
wayback machine – gives snap shots of websites over the years
Urban Legends Reference – You see pictures and read things on the net and some are just unbelievable. These guys dig deeper to find whats really true and what is being spread around the net for fun.