Ever found yourself desperate for any information you can get on a topic, but the library is closed, and the paper is due in hours? What do most people do? They use their friendly internet search engine.

This is not necessarily the desperate information seeker’s best option. The open internet is a great outlet to find some of the most random and obscure things one can think of, but there is no quality control. Many times, you don’t know if the information you are looking at was written by an expert or just some guy. Take a look at just these couple questionable internet sites and see if you can tell if they are for real.

BuyDehydratedWater.com – Isn’t that called air?

TheDogIsland.com – Where dogs go to roam free…

Feline Reactions to Bearded Men – Is this a hoax or not?

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