FreeRice.com

If you’re looking for a way to spend a little bit of time today, be sure to check out the new site FreeRice.com. Not only will you be killing some time at work, but you’ll also be building your vocabulary while helping feed people around the world.

The basic premise of the game is this: The game gives you a word and asks you what it means. You have 4 possible options. For every word you get right, 10 grains of rice are donated to the United Nations to help end world hunger. Also, when you get a word correct, the game gets more difficult. If you get a word wrong, it eases up on you a bit.

The site is rather addictive, especially if you’re on the nerdy side of things. I’m up to level 37, but now it’s time to get back to work.