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if      (RandomNo < 50)  {document.write(" Aunt Jemima pancake flour, invented in 1889, was the first ready-mix food to be sold commercially. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 100) {document.write(" McDonald's 'Big Mac' slogan, introduced in 1975, is: 'Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, and a sesame seed bun.'. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 150) {document.write(" In the Middle Ages, chicken soup was believed to be an aphrodisiac. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 200) {document.write(" The Ritz cracker was introduced to markets in 1934, but gourmets had to wait until 1953 for the invention of cheese in a can. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 250) {document.write(" Sliced bread was introduced under the Wonder Bread label in 1930. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 300) {document.write(" Since Hindus don't eat beef, the McDonald's in New Delhi makes its burgers with mutton. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 350) {document.write(" An etiquette writer of the 1840's advised, 'Ladies may wipe their lips on the tablecloth, but not blow their noses on it.'. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 400) {document.write(" Ice cream was originally made without sugar and eggs. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 450) {document.write(" Mayonnaise is said to be the invention of the French chef of the Duke de Richelieu in 1756. While the Duke was defeating the British at Port Mahon, his chef was creating a victory feast that included a sauce made of cream and eggs. When the chef realized that there was no cream in the kitchen, he improvised, substituting olive oil for the cream. A new culinary masterpiece was born, and the chef named it 'Mahonnaise' in honor of the Duke's victory. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 500) {document.write(" Chewing gum was created by the Mayans over 300 years ago. They boiled the sap of the Sapodilla tree and chewed it. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 550) {document.write(" When Swiss cheese ferments, a bacterial action generates gas. As the gas is liberated, it bubbles through the cheese leaving holes. Cheese-makers call them 'eyes.'. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 600) {document.write(" Swiss Steak, Chop Suey, Russian Dressing, and a Hamburger all originated in the US. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 650) {document.write(" Since Hindus don't eat beef, the McDonald's in New Delhi makes its burgers with mutton. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 700) {document.write(" The first cookbook published in the United States was Compleat Housewife, or Accomplished Gentlewoman's Companion, printed in Williamsburg, VA in 1742. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 750) {document.write(" Cheese is the oldest of all man-made foods. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 800) {document.write(" A banana is about 75% water. They grow on a rhizome, not a tree. You are more likely to be a target for mosquitoes if you consume bananas. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 850) {document.write(" In 1860, 'Godey's Lady's Book' advised US women to cook tomatoes for at least 3 hours. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 900) {document.write(" The world's deadliest mushroom is the Amanita phalloides, the death cap. The five different poisons contained by the mushroom cause diarrhea and vomiting within 6 to 12 hours of ingestion. This is followed by damage to the liver, kidneys, and central nervous system - and, in the majority of cases, coma and death. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 950) {document.write(" Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate every second. Americans consumed more than twenty billion hot dogs in 2000. ");}
else                     {document.write(" Peanut butter is responsible for over half the consumption of US peanuts. ");}
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