It was a bold move to put an information source worth hundreds of pounds on the net for nothing.
But it has paid off and now Britannica.com has become one of the most popular sites on the net.
Based on the famous encyclopaedia, it provides information on just about everything under the sun.
It even comes with in-depth topical articles on sport.
When evolution checked, it featured up-to-the-minute articles on everything from Saddam Hussein to the Olympics.
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