#1) The oldest cat lived to be 42
#2) The giraffe, elephant and cat are the only animals that walk by moving both their left feet then both their right feet when walking
#3) Cats sleep about 16 hours a day
#4) 21% of households in the United States have at least 1 cat
#5) A cat can jump 7 times as high as it is tall
#6) All cats are ambidextrous
#7) Ailurophilia means “the love of cats”
#8) Americans spend over $3,000,000 more on cat food yearly than baby food
#9) 25% of cat owners blow dry their cats’ hair after a bath
#10) Egyptians shaved their heads as a sign of mourning when their cat passed
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Answers: (1) False, the oldest cat lived until 36! (2) False - it’s the giraffe, CAMEL and cat (3) True (4) True (5) True (6) False - only about 40% are ambidextrous (7) True (8) False - Americans spend $1 million more on cat food than baby food (9) True (10) False - Egyptians shaved their eyebrows in mourning for their cats