10 facts you probably did not know about cats (partone)

The world's most popular pet, the cat, is not only infinitely sweet, but also intelligent and a great hunter. In principle, all the people of the earth have ever spotted these beautiful hairballs during their lifetime, and therefore we offer ten facts that you probably did not know about our four-legged friends.

1/ Unrecognizable Sam", more famous as "Oscar", was a short shot. Oscar followed three warships, one German and two British. Unique for the ships was that all of them fell to the bottom of the war, but Oscar survived all the disasters and got caught in various wrecks to land unharmed.

2/Taurine, an ingredient that can be found in many energy drinks, is vital for the cat's liver and is placed in its cat food. Without this subject, cats can lose teeth, fur and eyesight.

3/Interns at Indiana State Prison in the United States may have a kiss as pets in their cells. The project has shown a significantly greater calm among the prisoners, which resulted in less trouble. Many have also found a bigger hope for the future, shows studies.

4/In Japan, cat cafes do not belong to the unusualities. There you can have a cup of coffee while you're playing with a bunch of cats.

5/Cats have no antibodies in the blood that protect against blood of the dog. This means that a cat can receive blood from a dog in life-threatening situations. However, just doing it once, the second time they die. Why do not you really know.

6/In 1879 the Belgian postal service attempted to deliver mail with cats. Perhaps not quite unexpectedly, the attempt was unsuccessful and the ordinary mailboxes had to be put back to work. He or she who came to this idea should have won the dumbest idea throughout the ages.

7/The Irish ship "RMS Empress" had a freight driver named Emmy daily. The cat had never missed a retreat, but when Emmy did not appear on May 28, 1914, the captain decided that the retirement would be off at the scheduled time anyway. Stupid decision, because the boat fell then. Scary, huh?

8/At night, Disneyland is overcrowded by stray cats. One may think it's a problem, but Disney welcomes the cats with open arms as they keep the mice away from the amusement park

9/A small town in Alaska had a cat for mayor for 15 years. Talk about the people probably having lost confidence in politicians.

10/Cats sleep about 70% of their lifetime. Quite a lot if you compare with people who "only" sleep away just over 30%.

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