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Tigers have striped skin as well as fur. Ostriches have a powerful immune system. The human body of a 70 kg person contains 0.2mg of gold. The fastest gust of wind ever recorded on Earth was 253 miles per hour. Dairy cows drink up to 50 gallons of water per day. Many mammals, including cats and dogs, walk on their toes in contrast to humans, who walk on the soles of their feet. A flea can jump 350 times its body length. 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 jiffy is an actual time measurement equaling 1/100th of a second. The Arctic Ocean is the smallest in the world. reload more facts