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a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 miles per hour (56 kilometers per hour) Now, you wouldn't call that slow as molasses.
One of the earliest www rabbit holes I remember visiting: https://www.chroniclesofgeorge.com/ Surprised MF has not been mentioned, yet. http://www.metafilter.com/
TVTropes is the big one, the vortex from which all other rabbit holes stem. The SCP foundation is also excellent, and The Digital Antiquarian is my new favorite. Fallen London is a browser MMOCYOA on steroids, and it's glorious. The Jargon File (before ESR ruined it with the latest round of updates) was amazing, and still is great fun. Bash.org is another classic rabbit hole, although far from the best for that purpo…
...would you happen to know if Ambition: Enigma is real? No hints, but one of the devs suggested it wasn't and I'd like to at least know if there's actually something to look for.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/
http://www.27bslash6.com/ - lots of crazy stories from David Thorne Some particular good ones are: http://www.27bslash6.com/f26a.html http://www.27bslash6.com/arguments.html http://www.27bslash6.com/covers.html
I always questioned whether his stuff is embellished, or complete fiction, but it doesn't stop me from laughing every time I read the story where he tries to pay with a picture of a spider.
Some of the most mildly interesting:
V9543XD Spacecraft collision injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
W5602XD Struck by dolphin, subsequent encounter
X35XXXD Volcanic eruption, subsequent encounter
X52XXXD Prolonged stay in weightless environment, subsequent encounter
Y0881XD Assault by crashing of aircraft, subsequent encounter
Bastard Operator from Hell
All the internet debates I saw when the confederate flag came down got me really interested in how so many people could know TOTALLY different things about the most historically significant event in the country.
Now I've got about 12 books covering things in different ways (and there are so many more). Thanks to the Library of Congress and Google's efforts to scan books it's really easy to check citations as you read when you're having those "There is no way that's real" moments followed by "Holy crap! That's real?!?!"
The whole thing has sparked an overzealous interest in history, which is the subject that interested me the least when I was younger. Now I give serious consideration to pursuing a doctorate one day with the aim of being a History professor when I get closer to 50 (which is still a decade or so off).