There are two means of refuge from

the miseries of life;

Music & Cats

Owning a cat can reduce the

risk of stroke and heart attack by a third

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Cats sleep 70% of their lives.

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Female cats are typically right-pawed while

male cats are typically left-pawed

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Cats make more than 100 different sounds

whereas dogs make around 10.

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A cat's brain is 90% similar to a human's

more similar than to a dog's

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Cats and humans have nearly identical sections

of the brain that control emotion

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.A cat's cerebral cortex

(the part of the brain in charge of cognitive information processing)

has 300 million neurons, compared with a dog's 160 million

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Cats have a longer-term memory than dogs, especially

when they learn by actually doing rather than simply seeing.

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Basically, cats have a lower social IQ than dogs but can solve

more difficult cognitive problems when they feel like it.

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

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A cat has five toes on his front paws, and four on the back,

unless he's a polydactyl.

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One legend claims that cats were created

when a lion on Noah's Ark sneezed and two kittens came out.

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A cat can jump up to six times its length.

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When cats leave their poop uncovered,

it is a sign of aggression to let you know they don't fear you.

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Cats only sweat through their foot pads

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Cats have over 20 muscles that control their ears.

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Hearing is the strongest of cat's senses:

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They can hear sounds as high as 64 kHz — compared with humans, who can hear only as high as 20 kHz

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Cats can move their ears 180 degrees

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They can also move their ears separately.

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A cat's nose is ridged with a unique pattern,

just like a human fingerprint.

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Cats can't taste sweetness

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