Cats

Well, I've had a serious case of writers block the last couple of days, I really wanted to blog but.... nothing. So I decided to break it today and write some interesting facts about cats that I randomly know, or have found on the net.
If a pregnant cat has a litter of kittens, of any number, each of the kittens can have a different father.
Sir Isaac Newton is not only credited with the laws of gravity but is also credited with inventing the cat flap.
Cats see six times better in the dark than humans.
Cats have the largest eyes in relation to their body of any mammal.
A female cat will be pregnant for approximately 9 weeks or between 62 and 65 days from conception to delivery.
Purring does not always indicate that a cat is happy. Cats will also purr loudly when they are distressed or in pain.
The nose pad of a cat is ridged in a pattern that is unique, just like the fingerprint of a human.
A cat's heart beats twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats per minute. Incidentally, that's the same speed as the heart of a human baby.
25% of cat owners blow dry their cats hair after a bath. (Ha - why would you admit that?)
The cat's front paw has 5 toes and the back paws have 4. Cats born with 6 or 7 front toes and extra back toes are called polydactl.
There are approximately 60,000 hairs per square inch on the back of a cat and about 120,000 per square inch on its underside. (Who counted?)
(Apparently) Cats wag their tails when it is in a stage of conflict. The cat wants to do two things at once, but each impulse blocks the other. For example: If your cat is in the doorway wanting to go outside, and you open the door to find it raining, the cat's tail will wag because of internal conflict. The cat wants to go outside, but doesn't want to go into the rain. Once the cat makes a decision and either returns to the house or leaves into the rain, the tail will immediately stop wagging.
In 1952, a Texas Tabby named Dusty set the record by having more than 420 kittens before having her last litter at age 18.
A cat will almost never "meow" at another cat. This sound is reserved for humans. (We lucky few)
The oldest cat on record was Puss, from England, who died in 1939 just one day after her 36th birthday.
A falling cat will always right itself in a precise order. First the head will rotate, then the spine will twist and the rear legs will align, then the cat will arch its back to lessen the impact of the landing. (Now that's a strategy)
Apparently cats hate the smell of orange or lemon, so put these where you don't want kitty to go.
Cats have a peripheral vision scope of about 285 degrees. Wow! We see about 170.
Cats are the sleepiest of all mammals. They spend 16 hours of each day sleeping. With that in mind, a seven year old cat has only been awake for two years of its life!
Egyptians shaved their eyebrows as a sign of mourning when they lost a beloved cat.

And finally, this is the cat age chart vs 'people years':
Hope you enjoyed - if I can figure out how, I'll put in the chart for cats ages vs people years.