When it suddenly became apparent that cats are terrified of cucumbers, this random tidbit of knowledge kind of blew the Internet's collective mind. But hey, guess what? That's not the only weird cat fact you probably didn't know. Cats are strange and mysterious creatures, and it turns out there's much to learn about them — even if you already own several and are therefore convinced you know everything anyone could ever possibly want to know about them.
Cats have been around for so long that we don't totally know when or where they were first domesticated. It's thought that domestication may have first occurred in ancient Egypt around 4,000 years ago; however, other evidence suggests that it may have happened 8,000 years ago in Cyprus, or even up to 12,000 years ago in the Middle East. Given the demeanor of most cats, I'm pretty sure they'd all say, “Silly human. We domesticated you, not the other way around” — but that's just supposition on my part. (What can I say? I have a weird soft spot for anthropomorphized animals.)
We know they don't like being startled; we know they dream; and we think we know what they dream about — so just for good measure, here are 12 more weird things we know about cats. Because admit it: You're dying to know what the word for a group of cats is, right?
1.Cats can drink seawater.
2.But they can’t taste sweet things.
3.Some cats have thumbs.
4.But that's exactly what cat with thumbs would want us to think
5.The furry tufts on the inside of cats’ ears are called “ear furnishings”.
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