Cats are the most popular animal on the internet by far. Every day, an estimated 100 million views accumulate on cat videos and photos. And who can blame us? They're furry, adorable, funny, and always seem to take themselves too seriously. We love to see them, play with them and live with them. But how much do you know about your cat? Whether you consider yourself a cat expert or are just curious about the most curious of animals, you'll definitely feel like a feline expert by the end of this post!



50. Every year, nearly four million cats are eaten in Asia.

51. Foods that should not be given to cats include onions, garlic, green tomatoes, raw potatoes, chocolate, grapes, and raisins. Though milk is not toxic, it can cause an upset stomach and gas. Tylenol and aspirin are extremely toxic to cats, as are many common house plants. Feeding cats dog food or canned tuna that's for human consumption can cause malnutrition.

52. A 2007 Gallup poll revealed that both men and women were equally likely to own a cat.

53. A cat’s heart beats nearly twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats a minute.

54. Cats don’t have sweat glands over their bodies like humans do. Instead, they sweat only through their paws.





55. Cats spend nearly 1/3 of their waking hours cleaning themselves.

56. Cats are extremely sensitive to vibrations. Cats are said to detect earthquake tremors 10 or 15 minutes before humans can.

57. In contrast to dogs, cats have not undergone major changes during their domestication process.

58. A female cat is called a queen or a molly.

59. There are up to 60 million feral cats in the United States alone.

60. The claws on the cat’s back paws aren’t as sharp as the claws on the front paws because the claws in the back don’t retract and, consequently, become worn.

61. Cats have whiskers on the backs of their front legs.

62. Cats are the only mammals unable to taste sweetness.

63. Cats are actually able to taste scents through the air.

64. Cats have nearly double the number of neurons in their cerebral cortex than dogs do.

65. Cats have the biggest eyes relative to the size of their head of any mammal.

66. Cats can lick a bone perfectly clean with their rough tongues.

67. Cats and giraffes are the only known animals to move both of their right feet then both of their left feet when walking.

68. A cat's average life expectancy increased by a whole year between 2002 and 2012.

69. Cats have 1,000 times more data storage than an iPad.

70. Cats are crepuscular beings, meaning that they're most active at dawn and dusk.

71. Cats live longer if kept inside.

72. A cat will refuse food it doesn't like to the point of starvation.

73. A lot of cats are actually lactose intolerant.

74. Female cats can get pregnant as young as 4 months old.

75. Catnip produces an effect on your cat that is similar to the way LSD or cannabis affects humans.

76. Neutered male cats need to consume fewer calories each day.

77. Cats with 'question mark' tails are in a playful mood.

78. If a cat blinks slowly at you, it shows that it trusts you and is happy.

79. Cats take direct eye contact as a threat.





80. Cats like to sleep on things that smell like their owner.

81. If a cat attacks your ankles, it's probably doing so out of boredom.

82. Cats love laundry baskets because they're good hiding spots that provide them with peepholes.

83. Cats really hate the smell of citrus.

84. Certain cats adore the smell of chlorine.

85. As strange as it sounds, a green cat was actually once born in Denmark.

86. Abraham Lincoln lived with 4 cats in the White House.

87. Bill Clinton's cat, Socks, was said to receive more letters than the President himself.

88. The mayor of Alaska's Talkeetna district is a cat called Stubbs.

89. A cat purrs at a frequency of 25 to 150 Hertz.





90. A group of kittens is known as a kindle.

91. Cat breeders are called catteries.

92. A trained cat could easily beat Usain Bolt in the 200-meter dash.

93. Cats are actually able to drink seawater in order to survive.

94. Cats often dream.

95. Cats have driven at least 33 species extinct.

96. Cats perceive humans as large, hairless cats.

97. Cats didn't exist in the Americas until Europeans brought them there to exterminate mice.

98. Most world languages have a similar-sounding word to describe cats' "meow" sound.

99. The first domesticated cats first appeared at around 3600 BC.

100. The first-ever cat video was recorded in 1894.





101. There are more stray cats living in Rome than any other city in the whole world.

102. The earliest-known cat show was held in London in 1871, after which cats quickly became desirable across the globe.

103. The heaviest cat to have ever lived was a tabby cat from Queensland, Australia, called Himmy. At his peak, he weighed a whopping 47 pounds (21kg).

104. A cat called Hamlet once managed to hide on a plane for 7 weeks and had traveled around 373,000 (600,000km) by the time he was discovered.

105. Studies have shown that cat owners are at a lower risk of developing cardiovascular diseases than people who don't own cats. Additionally, elderly people who own cats are less likely to feel lonely or depressed.

106. If you want a cat to be good around people, then you'll need to train them when they're very young. You should start training a cat when it's around 2 weeks old. Cats that are older than 16 weeks can become very difficult to train.

107. The world record for the highest number of cats owned at one time is held by Jack Wright from Ontario for his family of 689 cats!





108. Cats like to breed when it is warm, which is why some researchers are concerned that global warming could result in cat populations spiraling out of control.

109. Cats are known to greet one another by rubbing their noses against each other.

110. The most fertile cat ever known was a queen called Dusty, who gave birth to more than 420 kittens in her lifetime.

111. In Ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death.

112. In households with 2 cats, it's best to have cats of the opposite sex. This is become same-sex cats are more likely to get into fights with each other.

113. Kittens are usually born with blue eyes, which will then change color as they grow older.

114. Cats can actually get addicted to tuna fish. This can be quite a troubling issue, since it may lead to a vitamin E deficiency.

115. A cat learns at the same rate as a 2-to-3-year-old child.

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