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The nose pad of a cat is ridged in a
pattern that is unique, just like the fingerprint of a
human.
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A cat's heart beats twice as fast as a
human heart - 110 to 140 beats per minute.
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The largest cat breed is the Ragdoll.
Males weigh 12 to 20 lbs. and females weigh 10 to 15 lbs.
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The smallest cat breed is the Singapura.
Males weigh about 6 lbs. and females weigh about 4 lbs. when
fully grown.
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The domestic cat is the only cat
species able to hold its tail vertically while walking.
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During her productive life, one female
cat could have more than 100 kittens.
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In 1952, a Texas Tabby named Dusty set
the record by having more than 420 kittens before having her
last litter at age 18.
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Cats have 290 bones, 517 muscles, and
32 teeth in their body.
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Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat door.
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The average age for an indoor cat is 15
years, while the average age for an outdoor cat is only 3 to
5 years.
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A cat's normal body temperature is
101.5 degrees.
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Towser, a tortoise-shell Tabby, holds
the record for catching the most mice. She caught
28,899 mice until she died at the age of 21.
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The oldest cat on record lived to be 36
years old.
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The first cat show was held in 1985 at
Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Cats can see colors.
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Cats only need 1/6th the amount of
light than humans do to see.
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Kittens begin dreaming at just over one
week old.
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Cats spend 16 hours sleeping everyday,
and spend 30% of their waking hours grooming themselves.
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Egyptians shaved their eyebrows as a
sign of mourning when they lost a beloved cat.
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A car can jump up to seven times its
height.
