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From 2014.igem.org

function getUrlVars(){

   var vars = [], hash;
   var hashes = window.location.href.slice(window.location.href.indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');
   for(var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++)
   {
       hash = hashes[i].split('=');
       vars.push(hash[0]);
       vars[hash[0]] = hash[1];
   }
   return vars;

}