Cats usually get a bad rap. They always suffer when compared to dogs. Man’s best friend is in all of the movies, they rescue people that are trapped in the snow, and they’re just super cute and snuggly. While all of those things are true, and we’re not here to try and switch you over from being a dog person to being a cat person, we do want to at least put in a good word for our feline friends. First of all, they are far less active than dogs. They sleep for nearly 70% of their life! This means you have a lot less that you need to worry about and take care of. Cats don’t need constant attention and they are fine just doing their own thing around the house. They are actually so good at moving around undetected that the CIA invested tens of millions of dollars into creating a “spy cat”. We know, it sounds like something out of a crazy Hollywood movie, but its true. Unfortunately for the CIA though, the cat was hit by a taxi. But you don’t need to be a powerful government agency to recognize the value of cats. These are 25 bizarre and crazy facts about cats!
At night, Disneyland is overrun by cats. The theme park feeds them and takes care of them though, because they keep the rodent population in check.
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Cats lack antibodies against dog blood so they can only receive it via a transfusion once. The second time would kill them.
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Japan has “cat cafes” where you can go have a coffee and chill out with a bunch of cats.
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The Indiana State Prison allows prisoners to adopt a cat and keep it in their cell. They are meant to improve the mood of the prisoners.
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Cats have scent glands on their face that release pheromones when they rub against you. It is the dog equivalent of peeing on something.
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Bill Clinton’s cat has an unreleased SNES game where he fights of Republicans and eventually warns the White House about a stolen nuke.
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When professor of physics Jack H. Hetherington was told he couldn’t be the sole author of one of his papers because he used pronouns like “we”, he added his cat as an author.
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Thank to an extremely efficient pair of kidneys, cats can hydrate themselves by drinking salt water.
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Since adult cats don’t produce lactase, the enzyme necessary for digestion of lactose, they shouldn’t be given milk.
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In Islam, cats are revered for their cleanliness. Muhammad is reported to have said that “a love of cats is an aspect of faith”.
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The CIA dropped over $20 million to equip a “spy cat” that would spy on the Soviets. It was hit by a taxi.
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Cats are responsible for the extinction of 33 other species.
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In 1879, Belgium unsuccessfully tried to use cats to deliver mail.
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Oftentimes shelters won’t let black cats be adopted around Halloween out of a fear that they may be sacrificed.
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The city of York in England is home to 22 cat statues scattered about on rooftops and houses. The cats have been said to protect the residents.
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When cats bring dead animals back to their humans, they are “teaching them to hunt” as they would with a younger cat.
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Old cats meow more because they have Alzheimers.
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Scottish sailer Alexander Selkirk once survived for 4 years on a deserted island thanks to feral cats that protected him from large rats during the night.
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A cat named Emmy lived aboard the RMS Empress of Ireland and she never missed a voyage. On May 28,1914, however, she refused to board. The ship left without her and then sank the following day.
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Domestic cats will try not to drink from a water bowl that is next to their food. This is because in the wild, water next to their kill could be contaminated.
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Cats will headbutt people that they trust or that make them feel safe.
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In most US states, declawing cats is legal but in the European Union it is not.
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Koko the gorilla got a pet cat for her birthday in 1985 after she requested to have one as a birthday present.
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Talkeetna, Alaska had a cat as mayor for 15 years.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lifetime. Humans, by contrast, only sleep for 30%.
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