Fun facts about cats

Cats are cold and calculating, very selfish, are some of the adjectives we use to describe them especially if we don’t like cats. Cats were well respected in Egyptian culture and often found to be very receptive if they want to be when it comes to learning commands and tricks. Here are some fun facts about cats that will open your mind and may even surprise you. Scroll down to know more about them.

Did you know that the oldest cat existed 9, 500 years ago! This was discovered in 2004, by French archaeologists when they found a grave in cyprus.

Cats love to sleep and they spend 70% of their time sleeping the entire day which makes it 13 to 16 hours a day.

Stubbs, an orange tabby cat, was one the mayors of a small town in Alaska for 20 years! He had many uncontested elections simply because he was loved by the locals and tourists. Nope he held no legislative power.

The richest cat in the world had a 7 million pound fortune. His name as per Guinness World Records is Blackie. This happened because his millionaire owner refused to recognise his family in his will.

The cat door was invented by Isaac Newton when he was working on his experiments at the University of Cambridge.

It was on October 18, 1963 when Felicite, also known as Astrocat became the fist and only cat to go in space.

A house cat can run at 30 mph and can even beat Usain Bolt in a 200 metre dash!

The oldest cat that ever lived was 38 years and 3 days old. It’s name was Creme Puff and was born on August 3, 1967. It went on to live until 6th Aug.

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