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Kangaroos can not walk backwards. The symbols used for addition (+) and subtraction (-) have been around for thousands of years but it wasn't until the 16th century that most mathematical symbols were invented. Before this time math equations were written in words, making it very time consuming. A fifteen-year-old boy invented earmuffs in 1873. The most valuable nutrients of a potato are its skin. The oldest cockroach fossils are over 280 million years old. There are over 130 species of owl. Half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18. Elephants communicate in sound waves below the frequency that humans can hear. Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth. The human eye blinks over 4,200,000 times a year. reload more facts