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else if (RandomNo < 200) {document.write(" Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 250) {document.write(" All gondolas in Venice, Italy must be painted black, unless they belong to a high official. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 300) {document.write(" The only continent without reptiles or snakes is Antarctica. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 350) {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 < 400) {document.write(" After Canada and Mexico, Russia is the nearest neighbor to the United States.  Siberia’s easternmost point is just 56 miles from Alaska.  In fact, in the middle of the Bering Strait, Russia’s Big Diomede Island and the U.S.’s Little Diomede Island are only two miles apart. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 450) {document.write(" The flag of the Philippines is the only national flag that is flown differently during times of peace or war. A portion of the flag is blue, while the other is red. The blue portion is flown on top in time of peace and the red portion is flown in war time. ");}
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else if (RandomNo < 550) {document.write(" The precise geographical center of the North American continent is in a town called Rugby, North Dakota. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 600) {document.write(" North America was called Turtle Island by the Delaware Indians. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 650) {document.write(" Indiana has a city named Santa Claus. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 700) {document.write(" About 24% of the total ground area of Los Angeles is said to be committed to automobiles. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 750) {document.write(" The Dutch acquired Surinam in exchange for Manhattan Island in 1667. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 800) {document.write(" At 840,000 square miles, Greenland is the largest island in the world. It is three times the size of Texas. By comparison, Iceland is only 39,800 square miles. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 850) {document.write(" There are 38 peaks in South America higher than Mt. McKinley, which is the highest point in North America. ");}
else if (RandomNo < 900) {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 < 950) {document.write(" The main road in Hershey, PA  is Chocolate Avenue. ");}
else                     {document.write(" Lake Pontchartrain Causeway at New Orleans, Louisiana, is the world's largest bridge. It is almost 24 miles (about 38 kilometers) long. ");}
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