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document.cookie = 'HSW_acceptsCookies=yes';
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HSW_acceptsCookies = true;
}
}
else {
HSW_acceptsCookies = true;
}
return (HSW_acceptsCookies);
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}
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else {
if (location.hostname == 'lidrock.howstuffworks.com')
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else {
if (location.hostname == 'www.stuffo.com')
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else
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}
}
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if (browserAcceptsCookies()) {
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function OpenWindow(url) {
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function OpenWindow2(url,h,w) {
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}
var RN = new String (Math.random());
var RNS = RN.substring(2,11);
function DisplayAds (sitepage, position, width, height)
{
var oas = 'http://ad.howstuffworks.com/RealMedia/ads/';
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if (haveSpider) browser_ok = 0;
else browser_ok = 1;
if (browser_ok == 1) {
if (_version < 11) {
document.write ('
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document.write ('