Get schooled: Whether you’re in high school now or you’ve been out for years, this site will have you sharpening up your revenge skills. RateMyTeachers allows you to do just that - give your most or least favourite teach a numeric rating and accompanying pithy comments such as, “Too bad he thinks girls are useless,” as assigned to this columnist’s own high school gym teacher. It can be especially gratifying to see what a new generation of pupils have to say about your weirdo former profs. Visit the site high schools ban at www.ratemyteachers.com.

Gearshaft: One of those whimsical Web sites that seems to exist for no reason, the History of Robots in the Victorian Era sheds light on the early days of steam-powered robots that pulled carriages, outran trains and fought in the Spanish-American war. Be hysterically accurate at www.bigredhair.com/boilerplate/. :

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