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Nostradamus, the French Astrologer, 1503-1566, had a cat named Grimalkin.
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All cats are members of the family Felidea. Interestingly enough, the cat family split from the other mammals at least 40,000,000 years ago, making them one of the oldest mammalian families.
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At their fastest, cats can run at 30mph.
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A cats eyes come in 3 shapes; round, slanted and almond
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A cat's whiskers, called vibrissae, grow on the cat's face as well as the backs of its forelegs. The whiskers are thought to be a kind of radar, which helps a cat gauge the space it intends to walk through. By the way, if a cat's whiskers are cut off for any reason, they will grow back.
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