[Cobra64]

will work but if you add http: you must also add www.

http://www.freerepublic.com/

How come. The browser used to default it in.

[ThomasThomas]

Browsers store a record of where you have been (thinking)you will go back. It uses this record to auto complete site names while you type it in to save you typing out long ones.

I think this answers your question.