Where can I find historical data of which were the most popular or most visited web sites around a particular time in the past? Looking specifically for April, 2007. [more inside]
posted by procrastination on Jun 8, 2009 - 3 answers

So how on earth do you get a three-star ranking on Mario Kart for Wii? [more inside]
posted by crapples on Apr 16, 2009 - 8 answers

Why are so many RBs ranked above QBs who scored more fantasy points? [more inside]
posted by blapst on Aug 22, 2008 - 9 answers

Why is the blog Tricia's Musings ranked so highly? [more inside]
posted by bluekrauss on Jul 28, 2008 - 8 answers

I need some software that will track search engine rankings [more inside]
posted by ajbattrick on Feb 6, 2007 - 2 answers

Does anyone publish a ranking list that combines colleges and universities? I'm interested in seeing how Columbia might stack up (academically) against, I don't know, say, Haverford. [more inside]
posted by anonymous78 on Oct 31, 2006 - 12 answers

Is their a website that lists historical preseason NCAA football rankings? I have no problems finding year-end rankings and national champions but nothing regarding preseason rankings year-to-year.
posted by beachhead2 on Sep 4, 2006 - 2 answers

Why is Canada not a better soccer (football) nation? We have lots of immigrants from soccer playing nations, plus youth participation in both organized and casual soccer is high. Canada is 83rd in the latest FIFIA rankings, sandwiched between Oman and Jordan. This seems odd when compared to other similar sized nations like Australia or Spain.
posted by Keith Talent on Jun 5, 2006 - 25 answers

Please help me find, free of charge, reliable statistics for US Public school academic ratings. Elementary thru high school, state by state. [more inside]
posted by SwingingJohnson1968 on Mar 28, 2006 - 2 answers

Assume you had a list of different animal species, and you wanted to order it from most intelligent species to least. (1) What measure of intelligence would you use to compare different species--average number of neurons, for example, or ability to solve certain kinds of tests? Or something else entirely? (2) Can you give some examples of how some common farm, food, or pet animals might rank on the list? [more inside]
posted by yankeefog on Jan 25, 2006 - 17 answers