@catfacts

I post daily kool kat facts at 6:00 AM Mountain Standard Time.
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Kittens who are taken along on short, trouble-free car trips to town tend to make good passengers when they get older. They get used to the sounds and motions of traveling and make less connection between the car and the visits to the vet.

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In 1987 cats overtook dogs as the number one pet in America.

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Cats step with both left legs, then both right legs when they walk or run.

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During the Middle Ages, cats were associated with withcraft, and on St. John’s Day, people all over Europe would stuff them into sacks and toss the cats into bonfires. On holy days, people celebrated by tossing cats from church towers.

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If a cat is frightened, the hair stands up fairly evenly all over the body; when the cat is threatened or is ready to attack, the hair stands up only in a narrow band along the spine and tail.

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A tomcat (male cat) can begin mating when he is between 7 and 10 months old.

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In the 1750s, Europeans introduced cats into the Americas to control pests.

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In 1888, more than 300,000 mummified cats were found an Egyptian cemetery. They were stripped of their wrappings and carted off to be used by farmers in England and the U.S. for fertilizer.

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Cats respond most readily to names that end in an \ee\" sound."""

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Cats can judge within 3 inches the precise location of a sound being made 1 yard away.

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Kittens who are taken along on short, trouble-free car trips to town tend to make good passengers when they get older. They get used to the sounds and motions of traveling and make less connection between the car and the visits to the vet.

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Cats walk on their toes.

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Cats come back to full alertness from the sleep state faster than any other creature.

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Cats can jump up to 7 times their tail length.

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The average lifespan of an outdoor-only cat is about 3 to 5 years while an indoor-only cat can live 16 years or much longer.

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