Omnivorous Surfer

There are several sites that provide a daily tidbit that can be for fun or edification. Most have code that can be added to a personal webpage and also are available for an RSS feed. Here are some that I enjoy. My favorites in each section are at the top.
Quote of the Day (examples included)

• Daily Good – positive news and inspiration from around the world (“When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.” Alan Payton.
• Quotations Page (four quotes each day)
• Cool Quotes ("Commitment in the face of conflict produces character.” Unknown)
• bookreporter.com (“Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords.” Samuel Johnson)
• Famous Quotes of the Day (“Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds.” Socrates. Includes additional quotes from a variety of topics)
• Quote World (“You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.” George Burns)

• New York Times (for students) includes the word used in context in a NY Times article
• Dictionary.com
• Merriam-Webster
• Wordsmith (unusual and intriguing words)
• travlang (an English word with its translation in many other languages)

• New York Times (student, teacher, parent connections; current and historic birthdays)
• Library of Congress
• BrainyHistory (events and birthdays)
• The People History
• infoplease
• Today in Science History

• The Problem Site (word puzzles; math and strategy puzzles; links to other sites)
• RouteWord (use the link if you need an explanation) – not a true “daily” but too much fun not to include!
• Solve One Puzzle a Day (blog)
• Quizland Crossword Puzzle
• sudoku.org
• Webshots Daily Jigsaw
• A Daily Puzzle/Brain Teaser (blog)

• NCES Kids’ Zone (fact, word, quote, history, mindbender, with links to other cool stuff for students)
• Cool Quiz (Daily Trivia Fix: fact, quote, word, history, geo trivia)
• On-This-Day.com (quotes, history, music, sports)