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Fun facts about Cats

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Cats – people love ‘em or hate ‘em. If you are a cat lover, this video is cute. If not, annoying:

If you are a cat lover, then this article is for you:

Seventeen things worth knowing about your cat

Here are some more fun facts about cats:

1) According to this article there are 60 million cats in the United States.

2) There’s the whole thing with catnip – see Why do cats like catnip so much? and catnip for details.

3) Here’s how purring works: How do cats purr?

4) As mentioned in the article, cats have great night vision compared to humans. That’s because of a layer called the tapetum lucidum on their retinas. See this page for more info.

5) Some cats do SCUBA: How could a cat scuba dive?

Lots more cat facts:

More info:
- How Cat Shows Work
- Scuba cat

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