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Books

Standard Ebooks: Classic Science eBooks Twenty-one free classics to read right here, page by page: Darwin’s voyage around the world, explorers in Antarctica, and the science fiction of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, in beautiful editions from Standard Ebooks.

Competitions

Science and Math Competitions How students in Nepal can take part in the olympiads for math, astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, programming, AI, linguistics and robotics, and international contests anyone can enter: who can enter, when the rounds are, and where each one leads.

Optical illusions

Akiyoshi’s Illusion Pages (opens in a new tab) Hundreds of optical illusions by Akiyoshi Kitaoka, a vision scientist who studies how our brains are fooled. Start with the Motion Illusions, where still pictures seem to spin and flow (try the famous Rotating Snakes), then the Color Illusions, where two identical colors look completely different. Some motion illusions can make people dizzy; look away if you feel uncomfortable.

Geography

Typing

TypingClub (opens in a new tab) Learn to touch type, one short lesson at a time: a hand shows which finger goes on each key, and you practice each lesson until you earn all five stars. There are animated stories to type along with, and Jungle Junior, a set of lessons made for young children. Free, for children and grown-ups alike. You can start without an account, but make a free profile to keep your progress.

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