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Question: Which Egyptian goddess is pictured as a cat or as a woman with the head of a cat?: Answer: Bastet, by the way, is often pictured holding a musical instrument called a sistrum.

Question: Fact or Fiction: All tortoiseshell cats are male.: Answer: Because two X chromosomes are necessary to produce tortoiseshell cats’ mix of black and orange fur, nearly all tortoiseshell cats are female.

Question: Which composer and lyricist wrote the musical Cats?: Answer: Cats is based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. The musical debuted in 1981.

Question: Which special physical trait does a so-called “Hemingway cat” possess?: Answer: Polydactyly—meaning extra toes—is a relatively common abnormality in cats. Hemingway owned a six-toed cat, and today dozens of cats with polydactyly live on the grounds of his home and museum in Florida.

Question: Fact or Fiction: Too much catnip can be harmful to a cat.: Answer: The catnip plant, which is a member of the mint family, is not addictive or harmful to cats.

Question: Which of the following U.S. presidents did not own a cat while living in the White House?: Answer: The Obama family owned two Portuguese Water Dogs, Bo and Sunny, but no cats.

Question: Which lexicographer defined cat as “a deceitful animal, and when enraged, extremely spiteful”?: Answer: The definition appeared in Webster’s An American Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1828.

Question: About how fast can a domestic cat run in short bursts?: Answer: Domestic cats have been clocked at 30 miles per hour over short distances. That’s about the same top speed as the fastest human sprinters.

Question: How many breeds of cats are recognized by the Cat Fanciers’ Association?: Answer: As of 2016, the CFA recognizes 42 cat breeds.

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Why do cats love boxes and walking around in little circles before sitting down? And do they really love their owners, or do they just want food? Imagine ballet star.

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