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Brain Teasers
Brain Bashers
Brain teasers, puzzles, online games, optical illusions and jigsaws.
Braingle
Brain teasers, riddles, quizzes, trivia, logic problems and mind puzzles.
Crossword Puzzles
Test your vocabulary with these crosswords.
Cyber-Sleuth: Solve Murder Mysteries
Welcome to murder on the Internet, where online mysteries offer new twists to traditional whodunits.
JigZone: Jigsaw Puzzles
Jigsaw puzzles with thousands of beautiful pictures and puzzle cuts.
Optical Illusions
Visual phenomena, real life illusions, tricks, and puzzles.

Games
Free Online Games
Whether you like fighting, shooting or games on TV (Deal or No Deal)you can find them all here.
Game Spot
The world's largest source for PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, GameCube, PlayStation 3, and more!
MiniClip
Free Online Games: sports games, massive multiplayer games, action games, puzzle games, flash games and more.
OGame
A strategic space game with players across the world competing with each other simultaneously.
RuneScape
Create an avatar and travel through the fantasy-themed realm of Gielinor.
Sudoku
Can you fill a 9×9 grid so that each column, row, and digits from 1 to 9 are only used once? Try it and see.

Kinda Cool
Adflip
Contains funny & bizarre ads from the past six decades.
Ask A Ninja
Got a question? Ninja has the answer.
Awful Plastic Surgery
The good, the bad, the UGLY of celebrity plastic surgery.
Bad Fads
A collection of the best & worst in fashion & other fads.
E! Online
Celebrity and entertainment gossip.
FailBlog
See funny user submitted photos and videos.
Find A Grave
Find out where famous people are spending eternity.
Funny Or Die
Funny videos featuring celebrities, comedians, and you.
Go Fug Yourself
Commentary on celebrities with unfortunate dress sense.
i am bored
Here's a list of sites for when you're feeling bored. Updated daily, so check back whenever you're bored.
Roller Coaster Database
Search by roller coaster or amusement park, and find out the vital statistics of your favourite coaster.
Stars Without Make-up
Wish you looked like the stars? Find out what they really look like without any make-up or airbrushing.
Who's Alive & Who's Dead
Find out if your favourite stars, athletes & other performers & alive or dead! Includes a daily list of stars' birthdays.
YouTube
Need a good laugh? Check out videos of all sorts.

Social Networks

Aren't sites like Facebook and Twitter fun? However all fun things can come with consequences. Make sure you're following safe practices on the web. Unsure if you are? Then check out the internet safety sites listed below.

Safety Tips for Tweens and Teens

NetSmartz.org

del.icio.us
A social bookmarks manager. Using bookmarklets, you can add bookmarks to your list and categorize them.
Facebook
Get connected with friends from all over the world.
Flickr
The best online photo management and sharing application in the world.
MySpace
An international site that offers email, chatrooms, videos and weblog space.
Twitter
Stay connected in real-time with this social network and micro-blogging site.