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An adult cat has 30 teeth, 16 on the top and 14 on the bottom.
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Female cats are 'polyestrous,' which means they may have many heat periods over the course of a year. A heat period lasts about 4 to 7 days if the female is bred; if she is not, the heat period lasts longer and recurs at regular intervals.
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Cat's fur easily becomes charged with electricity and sparks can be seen if their fur is rubbed in the dark.
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At night a cat can gather into the extra-large corneas and lenses of its eyes more than six times the amount of light than humans can. Seeing far better than humans do at night time and tending to focus best at a distance of eight to twenty feet makes cats excellent night time hunters.
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Under orders from Pope Innocent VIII, the Spanish Inquisition burned thousands of cats at the stake due to cats' condemnation as evil.
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