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Did you know that a physicist once made his cat the co-author of his paper because he'd accidentally written "we" instead of "I" throughout his work and couldn't be bothered to change it? Also, believe it or not, the British Government has a position called "Chief Mouser To The Cabinet Office" that can only be assigned to a cat. And although this may not surprise you, a study once proved that cats are more than capable of recognizing their owner's voices, but simply choose to ignore it. Scroll down for more entertaining facts about cats, compiled by Bored Panda. Don't forget to vote for your favorite!

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troufaki13
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ι hope both baby and cat found a loving home :)

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    Darth Vader
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if Mickey Mouse knows about this.

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    #5

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    Sunzilla
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, my cat has never done this, so she must think I am awesome!!

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    Asia
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can also calm cats down by shutting and opening your eyes very slowly while maintaining eye contact, of course. It might be helpful when our furry friend is in stress for some reason.

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    The Cappy
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they also need to report those people to the local authorities, who should wait a couple of weeks and go to your house to see if you ended up adopting a cat. If you only every tried to adopt a black cat right before Halloween, and you didn't own a cat afterwards, and you never showed an inclination to own a cat later, you need seriously to go on some kind of watch list.

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    #10

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    John L
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as the servants do what they're supposed to do, there's no need for the Master to keep communicating. ;O

    Tatum
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my cat loves me and comes when i call him. also, he wants de snek.

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    Cathy b
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always said that cats are jerks LOL..... I have four of them 😉

    darknessIsMyOutfit
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They sure know the voice of a can opener....

    Cat Meow
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But wait until you say the magic word "food" or some other version of it

    Hetal Vyas
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat knew the sound of my car and would come to greet me when I came home from work

    Andrea Kovacs
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally true... when I call my eldest cat, I see her wiggling her tail - just the very end :) - but never EVER turns to me or shows any interest. She hears though, very well :D

    Judh Palcon Domo
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They recognize more the sound of plastics and paper bags with food than your voice calling them.

    Meowoui
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cat tells owner, talk to the paw

    Dani Dancheva
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cats recognise my silhouette on the road and call out to me

    Ivy Ruonakoski
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've called my mum and talked to my cat while I've been out of town. He definitely recognises my voice.

    marnidarr
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because they're little shits...

    Laura Ford-Everett
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I swear my one Raggie flips me the bird behind my back...yet his sister comes running...HAHA

    Samantha Wirral
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone owned by a cat knows this.

    Channon Doughty
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cats are as intelligent as dogs, the difference is that they are not pack animals who live to please their masters. They know what you're asking and they decide IF they feel like doing it. Mine do what I ask most of the time, but sometimes they just look at me like I'm nuts for asking them to get up from their comfortable position to do something.

    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cats certainly do not ignore my voice. in fact, there are several cats in my neighborhood that also recognize my voice, and will come when they hear me, so that I will give them a treat or scratch their ears.

    omer the raven
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you cant own a cat🤦🏻‍♂️ daa

    Aunt Messy
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not news.

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    #13

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    The Cappy
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But seriously, who else could the title be given to?

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    Sunzilla
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have a lot less cat conversations if my cat just used words instead of meowing... A meow and a death stare could mean anything...

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    Olivia W
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow cat's can really predict things happening,

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    Spinaap
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hmm, job description: "cat lady, little bit crazy advised".

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    #23

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    Kati
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's why they're selfish and mean XD

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    Stinkypie Ticklebum
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, black cats are considered to be good luck in England.

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    #28

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    Cathy b
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not very clever coming from a 1st class hacker 👎

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    #29

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    Christopher Bech Jensen
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please don't breed cats for a look. Well mixed genes means healthy cats. If there is 18 links of stray, backyard, runt of the litter, and general fuss-ball I'm happy, as is the cat.

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    #30

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    Cat Meow
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why was this cat not an option to run for President last year? I am 100% certain, they'd be doing a much better job

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    #35

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    Cherie
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The purr is good for the humans who pet them too! I read somewhere that the frequency of a housecat's purr is roughly the same as a diesel engine (Thank God isn't as loud...)

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    Emily Fraser
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I own an Egyptian mau, the fastest domestic cat! 🐈 🏃‍♀️🏃

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    Lemur
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat also does that when he is sleeping on me. It causes to let me also fall asleep. ^‿^

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    Cat Meow
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just looking at their teeth should tell everyone that cats cannot live off of a vegetarian diet..

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    #44

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    Asami Yasumoto
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We Japanese say that it's a sign of bad luck when black cat across infront of you..I love black cats though!

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    Darth Vader
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if you do this to your cat, you are a disease to this planet and you need to be terminated.

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    #49

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    Sunzilla
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happened to my first cat. Until his hair started falling out... no more tuna for Charmsie...

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    #51

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    Viktoria Vida
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh well my cat throws a tantrum if he doesn't get some milk from time to time.

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    #52

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    Rebecca Szpara
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is incorrect. There have been at least a dozen species of cats that have gone extinct, even in the last 100 years. Leopard, lion and tiger subspecies have been obliterated by humans.

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    #53

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    Troux
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think there are more dog owners, and it's a small number of crazy cat ladies bringing the total up!

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    #55

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    Valentina
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...I wish mines could also learn to open a window after expressing such amiable sign of comfort.

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    #57

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    Ladam
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This tradition should be brought back.

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    #58

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    darknessIsMyOutfit
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grandma's cat's name is Skippy it listens well... For a cat

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    Helping Panda
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really? Mine has a distinct preference for food. Period.

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    #64

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    Sunzilla
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, hence my first tetanus shot when my hand swelled up like a golf ball...

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    #65

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    Erin Hill
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet my cat apparently can't hear me when I tell her to stop smacking her lips when licking herself. I swear, you can hear her from across the house!

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    Tiari
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1 story is seriously 10 meters/32 feet high in the US? I think there is a mistake in the measurements ;)

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    #68

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    Zenozenobee
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember of a news, may be ten years ago. Gendarmes found out that a travelling circus was feeding their lion with cats and dogs they stole in the villages where they settled.

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