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1.	Domestic cats can purr while they are breathing in and out, while big cats like lions and tigers can only purr when they are breathing out. Thus the sound is not continuous.
2.	Domestic cats can't roar because the bones that support the larynx are rigid rather than made of cartilage like lions or tigers.
3.	Non-spayed female cats can have a litter every four months. Each litter can have three to seven kittens.
4.	Cats can't see directly under their nose. That is why you have to point out the treats or tidbits they can't seem to find.
5.	Cats have scent glands in their face (also at the base of the tail). When they rub their face on you, they are marking you as theirs.
6.	Cats have a nictating membrane, which is an opaque inner eyelid. When a cat is ill, the inner eyelid partially closes sometimes, making it visible to the owner.
7.	A cat's brain is more similar to a human's brain than a dog's brain.
8.	If your cat is in the habit of rolling over and exposing his stomach, you can be sure he feels perfectly safe with you. It's also a way of demonstrating his pleasure in your company
9.	Calico cats are almost always female. If they are male, then they are sterile.
10.	Ailurophobia is the fear of cats. Julius Caesar, Henry II, Charles XI, and Napoleon all suffered from this and would nearly faint in the presence of a cat.
11.	Chocolate is toxic to cats. As little as as few ounces can kill a cat. The darker the chocolate, the more dangerous it is.
12.	The effects of catnip last for about 6 minutes, with the first few minutes being most intense. Cats of reproductive age are more sensitive to catnip than cats that are very young or very old. Generally, males have more of a reaction to catnip than females do. Cats under 6 months old show no interest in catnip.
13.	In relation to their body size, cats have the largest eyes of any mammal.
14.	Cat's urine glows under a black light.
15.	In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death.
16.	The first cat show was in 1871 at the Crystal Palace in London.
17.	Cats instinctively bury their feces to cover their trails from predators.
18.	Besides smelling with their nose, cats can smell with an additional organ called the Jacobson's organ, located in the upper surface of the mouth.
19.	When cats are "declawed" they are actually having their 3rd phalanx removed? It is the equivalent of you having your fingers cut off at the 3rd knuckle.
20.	Like birds, cats have a homing ability that uses its biological clock, the angle of the sun, and the Earth's magnetic field. A cat taken far from its home can return to it. But if a cat's owners move far from its home, the cat can't find them.

List compiled by webmaster from various sources.