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Parents need to know that this well-organized, kid-friendly mega resource is the place to go for fun facts and homework help. It's brought to you by educational professionals, so no need to worry about the content. The multiple ads per page are the only annoying thing to be found.

Educational value: Kids will learn something with every click of the mouse.
Positive messages: Facts are fun.
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: Several distracting ads.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.
Privacy & safety: Some privacy concerns. Users 13 and older provide personal information to become members of the Family Education Network, which operates the site, but this is optional, and much of the site can be used without joining. However, the online behavior of visitors to the site is tracked through cookies and other technologies.
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Where else will you find timelines on so many topics, from a history of Crayola crayon colors to a history of the Internet? Browse through the more than 30,000 short biographies or head on over to the Homework Helper section for an educational boost. State nicknames? They're on the fun-to-use FACTMONSTER.COM, as well as information on flags of the world, countries, oceans, and rivers. And, when it's time for recess, you can play some educational math and language games.
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