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14 Fun Facts about Cats

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Cats are an enigma that have captured the hearts of people for thousands of years. Their mysterious personalities and adorable looks have made them an incredibly popular pet. With so many cats around us, surely that would mean that everyone knows everything possible about them, right? Wrong! There are so many interesting facts about cats that you probably haven’t heard of, from the world’s largest cat, to the surprising way they walk.

  1. The oldest known pet cat existed 9,500 years ago;
  2. Cats spend 70% of their lives sleeping;
  3. A cat was the Mayor of an Alaskan town for 20 years;
  4. The record for the longest cat ever is 125cm;
  5. The richest cat in the world had 7 million dollars;
  6. Cats walk like camels and giraffes;
  7. Isaac Newton invented the cat door;
  8. In 1963 a cat went to space;
  9. Ancient Egyptians would shave off their eyebrows when their cats died;
  10. House cats share 95.6% of their genetic makeup with tigers;
  11. A house cat can reach speeds of up to 30mph;
  12. The oldest cat in the world was 38 years old;
  13. The record for the loudest purr is 67.8db(A);
  14. Didga, the cat, can perform 24 tricks in one minute;