{"id":1949,"date":"2017-05-05T04:27:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T12:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1949"},"modified":"2017-05-05T04:27:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T12:27:26","slug":"frivolous-friday-things-your-cat-may-not-tell-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1949","title":{"rendered":"Frivolous Friday \u2013 Things Your Cat May Not Tell You"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Katie<\/p><\/div>\n

I came across a fun site listing 46 surprising cats about cats. And boy did some of them surprise me. Here are a few of them:<\/p>\n

Cat owners are 40% less likely to have a heart attack and 30% less likely to have a stroke. Now that\u2019s comforting.<\/p>\n

A cat\u2019s nose pad is unique to each cat, just like the fingerprint is to a human.<\/p>\n

In Russia, there\u2019s a museum that employs 70- stray cats to keep mice from chewing on the artwork.<\/p>\n

A cat can have up to 100 kittens in a lifetime. Yikes!<\/p>\n

Black cats are considered good luck in some parts of the world.<\/p>\n

Housecats get the majority of their DNA from the Middle East.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a cat with a masters degree. They used Colby Nolan (the cat) to help with an<\/p>\n

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Lily<\/p><\/div>\n

investigation into phony degrees and this cat earned one with a 3.5 grade point average.<\/p>\n

Purring is thought to help a cat regenerate his bones.<\/p>\n

Cats sleep 70% of their life.<\/p>\n

The oldest living cat was Cr\u00e8me Puff who lived to be 38 years old on a diet of eggs and broccoli.<\/p>\n

In Belgium in 1837 they hired cats as mail carriers. Evidently, it didn\u2019t work out very well, though.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s one story of cats that ended a war and another of a cat who survived three warship disasters and ended up defecting to the other side.<\/p>\n

Learn more of these surprising facts about cats here: https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/juliegerstein\/46-surprising-cat-facts-thatll-make-you-say-huh?utm_term=.kh7Orlr6e#.ckkw9x9lY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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