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else if (RandomNo < 150) {document.write(" The precise geographical center of the North American continent is in a town called Rugby, North Dakota. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 200) {document.write(" Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes located entirely within the United States. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 250) {document.write(" Mount Everest is a foot higher today than it was a century ago, and it's believed to still be growing. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 300) {document.write(" The Mid-Ocean Ridge stretches 46,000 miles (74,000 km), more than four times the lengths of the Andes, Rockies, and Himalayas combined. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 350) {document.write(" Niagara Falls could fill 4,000 bathtubs in one second. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 400) {document.write(" Ninety percent of all volcanic activity occurs in the oceans. In 1993, scientists located the largest known concentration of active volcanoes on the sea floor in the South Pacific. This area, the size of New York state, hosts 1,133 volcanic cones and sea mounts. Two or three could erupt at any moment. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 450) {document.write(" The Fresh Kills Landfill site on Staten Island, New York, opened in 1948, is the world's largest. It covers 3,000 acres and receives up to 14,000 tons of garbage a day. It is scheduled to reach capacity and close by the year 2002. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 500) {document.write(" The average depth of the oceans is 2.5 miles (4 km). The deepest point lies in the Mariana Trench, 6.8 miles (10.9 km) down. By way of comparison, Mount Everest is only 5.5 miles (8.8 km) high. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 550) {document.write(" The original name of Los Angeles was El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles del rio Porciuncula, translating into:The Village of our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the Porciuncula River. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 600) {document.write(" The town of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is closer to the equator than it is to the North Pole. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 650) {document.write(" Lake Pontchartrain Causeway at New Orleans, Louisiana, is the world's largest bridge. It is almost 24 miles (about 38 kilometers) long. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 700) {document.write(" It is too cold to ice skate in Antartica; even under your own weight, the ice won't melt long enough to let the blades slip. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 750) {document.write(" If the ocean's total salt content were dried, it would cover the continents to a depth of 5 feet. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 800) {document.write(" Disney World in Orlando, Florida covers 30,500 acres (46 square miles), making it twice the size of the island of Manhattan, New York. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 850) {document.write(" Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 900) {document.write(" In the Great Seal of the US the eagle grasps 13 arrows and an olive branch. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 950) {document.write(" The Grand Canyon will hold about 900 trillion footballs. ");}
else                     {document.write(" Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'. ");}
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