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The Artificial Heart - Common errors and
misconceptions regarding the invention of the
artificial heart.
Index of Biographical Data - This page
offers a listing of links to a number of
Internet Accuracy Project pages offering
biographical data on various celebrated
individuals.
Calendar - Our Perpetual Calendar
index covers every year between 1801 and 2100.
Commonly misspelled words,
commonly confused words, easily misused words -
Consult this page to avoid making some of the most
frequent errors on this topic.
Two-letter Internet country
code domain extensions - A complete, alphabetized
list of Internet country codes from around the
world.
Daylight Saving Time in the United States - This
page offers information on Daylight Saving Time in the
U.S., along with a schedule of dates DST will be observed
for the next few years, so you'll always know when to set
your clocks ahead in the spring, and when to "fall back"
an hour in autumn. We also look at the debate over whether
energy savings truly result from DST implementation.
Deliberate errors - A
brief discussion on the deliberate falsification of
data.
First and Last Freeze and Annual U.S. Precipitation - This
weather data page presents several U.S. climate maps
offering the mean date of last freezing
temperatures, the mean date of first
freezing temps, the median length of
freeze-free period, and another showing
annual precipitation totals throughout
the United States.
Gang Acronyms offers an extensive
collection of acronyms provided to help law enforcement
personnel identify gangs in the United States.
Heat Index Charts - This
weather data page presents information on the useful
summertime index that combines the actual
air temperature and relative humidity to
produce a "feels like" temperature. You
will find both Fahrenheit Heat Index charts
and the Celsius Humidex Table.
International Law Enforcement Abbreviations and Acronyms -
This page offers a wide variety of abbreviations
and acronyms used by various police and law enforcement
personnel, as well as crime victim organizations
and other groups working to make communities safer
around the world.
Index of Free eBooks - This page offers links
to a variety of free ebooks, short stories and
poetry. Everything from literary classics to
memorable short stories and poems are included.
You can view available titles arranged by the author's name
(A - D), (E - Hd), (He - Hz), (I - L), (M - P), (Q - R), (S - V), (W - Z), or arranged alphabetically by title (A - B), (C - D), (E - I), (J - L), (M), (N - O), (P - R), (S), (T), (U - Z).
Guide to Leap Years - This page
presents information on leap years, as
well as links to leap year calendars
and a listing of all leap years between
1800 and 2100.
Measurements, weights, and temperatures - Avoid
some of the more common weights and measurement
errors by consulting this page.
Miscellaneous biographical errors -
This page highlights a variety of biographical
errors found in books and on various Web sites.
Mission statement -
Visit this page for details on Internet
Accuracy Project's objectives.
Motion
picture studio deceptions - We focus on some of the
lies, trickery and deceptive tactics used by some movie
studios.
Multiplication table -
A basic multiplication table or "times table" with a range
from zero to twelve.
O.K. Corral
shootout - Common errors and misconceptions
concerning the 1881 O.K. Corral gunfight in Tombstone,
Arizona.
Place Name Index - This page offers links to a
variety of our place name Web pages. You'll find
everything from profiles of individual communities,
lists of cities and towns in certain states, to
amusing lists of unusually-named U.S. towns.
Plant Hardiness Zone Maps for North America - This
page offers several maps showing the various
plant hardiness zones used by many gardeners
for planning spring plantings.
Record-setting U.S.
temperatures - This weather data page presents the
record high and low temperatures recorded
in all fifty states.
U.S. Postage Rates and Postal Service state
abbreviations - Consult this page for a complete
rundown of current U.S. postage rates and U.S.
state abbreviations.
Guide to Roman
Numerals - Our guide to roman numerals provides
information on this ancient system of numeration along
with an equivalency chart.
Spell Checker Fun - Ode To a Spell Checker - This page offers
a number of humorous examples that illustrate
the fallibility of spell checkers. "Wooden
ewe like too bee won of the pea pull two
revue spell checker fun
two a void may king miss steaks win ewe rite?"
Trivia Question Answers -
This page offers answers to popular trivia questions
on subjects as diverse as geography, literature,
politics, and television.
U.S. Law Enforcement Abbreviations and Acronyms -
This page provides a wide variety of abbreviations,
acronyms and other terminology used by various police
and other law enforcement personnel in the United States.
U.S. Law Enforcement Task Forces and Organizations -
This is an extensive collection of acronyms used to
identify a wide variety of various U.S. police and
law enforcement task forces, as well as crime victim
organizations and other groups working to make
U.S. communities safer.
U.S. Mail Holidays -
UPS Holidays - FedEx Holidays - DHL Holidays - This
page documents upcoming holidays for the U.S. Postal
Service, UPS, DHL and FedEx.
U.S. Postal Service rate increases and changes -
The latest proposed changes to U.S. postage
rates, USPS fees and service charge increases,
along with other proposals that may be before
the Postal Rate Commission.
U.S. Presidents in
chronological order with their respective Vice
Presidents - This page offers a complete numerical
record of Presidents of the United States along with
the years they served in office and their respective
Vice Presidents.
U.S. Vice Presidents in
chronological order with their respective
Presidents - Here you'll find a complete list of
U.S. Vice Presidents. Each Vice President of the United
States appears numerically along with the years they
served in office and the respective Presidents they
served under.
U.S. State Capitals -
This page offers a list of all 50 U.S. state capitals,
listed alphabetically by state.
U.S. States by date of
statehood - Offers a complete list of all 50 U.S.
states in chronological order by the date of their
statehood.
U.S. Time Zones - Time Zones for U.S. Cities and Towns -
This page features U.S. time zone maps and includes
an extensive list of cities and towns in each of the
time zones shown.
Wind Chill Charts -
This weather data page offers information on both the
new and old wind chill charts used by the National
Weather Service in the U.S. and the Meteorological
Services of Canada, as well as a wind chill
temperature comparison chart that contrasts
the new and old wind chill formulas.
World Capitals - This
page offers a list of world capitals listed
alphabetically by country.
For a little frivolous fun be sure and
visit our page of unusual, bizarre
and humorous names of towns in the U.S.
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