Website of the Day

We've all heard of the popular Reddit subsections like AskReddit or IAMA, where each has well over a million subscribers. But there are plenty of awesome less-famous subreddits that deserve more credit. Here are a few of them:

Chemicalreactiongifs: If you're looking for a cool way to kill time, this subreddit is the perfect way to while away minutes. You don't need a chemistry background to enjoy the gifs and videos of the coolest chemical reactions. Gaze in awe when you watch a close-up of a kernel of corn popping in slow motion or find out what happens when lava interacts with ice.

SubredditDrama: This is where all the Gossip Girl-like action happens on Reddit. If you're looking for some dirt on "abusive moderators, internet fights and other dramatic happenings from other subreddits," this subsection is for you.

FindaReddit: Looking for a subreddit that suits your needs? Just post your request in FindaReddit and readers will suggest subsections that may apply. For example, if you're looking for a special reddit for studying or one that will give you gift-buying advice, just post in FindaReddit and there is usually commenter who'll offer some suggestions.

Read on for more cool subreddit suggestions.

Secret Santa is arguably one of the best holiday traditions, but if your friends aren't meeting in advance to pick a name out of a hat, get help from a tool that promises to keep the names a secret.

• Elfster will organize your party and gift exchange. As the organizer you set up the exchange, input money limits, sign up and exchange dates, and create an invite to send to guests. Once they accept and all guests are accounted for, Elfster "draws" names and then emails your guests letting them know who they need to shop for.
• Secret Santa Random Name Generator selects names for a Secret Santa group and automatically sends participants an email. All you need to share are email addresses, the number of presents for each participant, and names of the participants.
• Sneaky Santa delivers more than a cute name. The site lets you virtually draw names for your group, set up gift rules, and send an anonymous message to the participants. The design is a little old school, but you can customize your site with a picture, which means you have an excuse to Elf Yourself or Scrooge Yourself again!

The museum, gallery, and national zoo behemoth that is the Smithsonian is dedicated to educating the public about discoveries in the fine arts, science, history, and culture. And since they're such experts, the museum staff receives questions that range from "What should you do if a troculus invades your home?" to "What exactly is 'snarge'?".

In response to all that scientific inquisition, the Smithsonian launched Seriously Amazing, an interactive, educational website that features thought-provoking questions and mind-boggling answers.

Wondering what the answer is to the inquiry above? It's meteorites at the Smithsonian! Seriously Amazing covers every compelling topic under the sun — from pop culture to politics, nothing is left untouched.

The best part of the site is its social integration, which allows readers to share their discoveries via Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, and email, with tailored content for each. If curious minds desire further reading, the Q&A quips link to longer articles from Smithsonian archives.

Seriously Amazing is also seriously well-designed and responsive, with tiles that move and expand as users click on them. The site embeds pictures from their expansive image collection and tweets from the Smithsonian and associated museums' Twitter handles. Explore the site, and then share your scientific findings with us!

The world's most famous half-shaven dubstep DJ has stepped into the world of Warcra — I mean — online gaming. Skrillex Quest is a free online flash game that's as weird and amazing as it sounds, with eight-bit-astic graphics, a sword-wielding hero, and epic dubstep background music (obviously).

Game play goes like this: there's some dust in your game cartridge, and you need to defeat seizure-inducing glitches by swashbuckling your way through a collection of minigames.

Every time those darn glitch graphics pop up, there's a corresponding beat (just in case you forgot this was a dubstep-inspired game). The Skrillex score is strangely well-suited for questing, and an unfortunate side effect of this game is that it's wildly addicting, so make room for an unproductive day.

Looking up at the night sky evokes a kind of celestial wonder, and every time, we're left a little curious about the astronomical powers that be. Google Chrome's latest experiment, 100,000 Stars, lets aspiring space cowboys sail the night skies at any time of day and visualizes the majesty of the Milky Way like never before. It's a mesmerizing piece of 21st-century art — and the epic soundtrack doesn't hurt either.

The project takes users on a Street View-style expedition of our galaxy, pointing out the names of prominent stars along the way. All the info and imagery is provided by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), so it's like getting a personal tour from the experts themselves. Start the feature by clicking the "tour" button in the upper left or by using your own mouse to zoom in and out on your own.

Google Chrome's spectacular star experiment demonstrates the capabilities of WebGL, CSS3D, and Web Audio. If those words sound like gibberish, have a go at our tutorials on HTML and the new generation of web, HTML 5, and maybe, someday, you can create an amazing space exploration website of your own.

While you're watching PopSugar's live presidential election viewing party tonight, starting at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST, follow the nail-biting electoral college results online with the mother of all election maps at Politico's 2012 Election Central. As the night goes on, Politico will populate states with red or blue, indicating Republican or Democratic wins in political races across the nation. Election Day buffs can view the site's automatic updates in map or table form and filter results by state.

The presidential, Senate, House, and governor races aren't the only contests heating up this election — key measures on same-sex marriage in Maine, Maryland, Washington, and Minnesota are being determined today as well. Politico has interactive coverage for ballot measures by state too, with live "yes" and "no" results on pivotal state propositions.

We've got an hour-by-hour breakdown of the states to watch after the break.

Candidates are fiercely competing for the youth vote, and today's modern-day political battleground is social media. Twitter has played a huge role in this campaign front, launching candidate-sponsored trending topics, a tweet-based popularity Twitter Political Index, and its latest online election tool, the Political Engagement Map, which measures the number of times @BarackObama and @MittRomney's tweets are favorited or retweeted.

Engagement is organized by state and the more saturated the color, the more engagement with a candidate's tweet in that state. Typing in a hot-button keyword like "middle class" produces interesting results, with President Obama's top tweet showing very high engagement from Wyoming and Mitt Romney's top tweet engaging Wyoming, Utah, Montana, and Idaho.

If favorited tweets and retweets are considered endorsements, then the interactive map provides an insightful look into the nation's varied political priorities by revealing which issues induce the most reaction in certain states — at least among tweeters.

Do you think Twitter's Political Engagement Map could be an indicator of which way states will swing come Election Day on Nov. 6?

For long road trips, it's about the journey, not the destination. If you're planning on going the distance, OnTheWay is a necessary resource to break up your ride with fun stops along the way. Enter in the start and end points, choose your route, and OnTheWay will show featured points of interest for every leg of the trip.

Discover amazing hole-in-the-wall eateries courtesy of Foursquare, hit up a local farmers market, or take in the views from an unknown vista. Save the stops of interest, view directions, and share your trip via email, Twitter, or Facebook, or with a unique link.

Thousands of planes travel the world every day, and if you've ever wondered what it's like to watch those flights all at once, take a look at Plane Finder, an interactive website that shows you who's high in the sky and where they're headed. Plane Finder lets you see inside the world of air traffic control with live flight tracking, detailed aircraft information, and the altitude, speed, or airline of the jets.

If braving the seas is more your style, check out Plane Finder's nautical counterpart, Ship Finder and find out which flags the ships in your local harbor are flying.

Gaming pioneer Atari turns 40 this year and, as icons do, rereleased its greatest hits in honor of the milestone birthday. In the 1970s, Atari was considered an innovator in video gaming technology, and even convinced a young Steve Jobs to work for it in 1974. Stroll down gaming memory lane with Atari Arcade, a website that brings back "all the joy, without the joystick" of classics like Pong, Asteroids, and Centipede — for free.

The catch? Ads, and lots of them. But since the company built the site in partnership with Microsoft, nostalgic gamers who download Internet Explorer can then experience all the glory of Atari ad-free.