Life of cats

08/04/2021

05/04/2021

Mathematician Richard Montgomery once developed a special theory called the Falling Cat Theorem. According to her, a cat falling with its back down always turns its back upwards in order to land on its paws.

02/04/2021

Well, almost. The fact is that during the Spanish Inquisition, Pope Innocent VIII recognized cats as the fiend of hell, which is why thousands of unfortunate animals were burned in Europe. However, the sharp decrease in the number of cats on the streets contributed to the growth of the rat population, which, in turn, greatly exacerbated the plague situation.

01/04/2021

In Scotland, there is a memorial tower in honor of a cat named Towser, who caught almost 30 thousand mice in his life.
In the Middle Ages, cats were associated with black magic, and on Saint John's Day people all over Europe burned them at the stake.
In many parts of Europe and North America, a black cat is considered a bad sign, while in the UK and Australia it signifies good luck.
The surface of the nose in cats is as unique as fingerprints are in humans.
If a cat leaves his bowel movements uncovered, then this is a sign of aggression, so that you know: she is not afraid of you.

31/03/2021

Iceland is renowned for its tolerant attitude towards a wide variety of minorities. Six years ago, a law was passed here on the legalization of same-sex marriage. Among the first lucky ones to formalize their union was the country's prime minister with his girlfriend. This case not only shocked the whole world, but became the first in history when the head of government entered into a same-sex marriage.

30/03/2021

Harvard in Massachusetts is considered to be the oldest university in the United States and one of the famous universities in the world. It was founded in 1636 and named after the Christian missionary John Harvard. At the end of the XIX century. the educational institution was recognized as central in the circles of the Boston elite. The university leads the country in the number of billionaire alumni, 75 Nobel Prize winners are associated with it in one way or another, 8 US presidents, Oscar winners Natalie Portman and Tommy Lee Jones, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and the creators of the popular social network Facebook studied here.

27/03/2021

Cats have a great sense of smell. According to a 2010 study by the University of New South Wales, Australia, wild cats smelled a mouse-scented "perfume" even six days after a sample with the "scent" was placed in their habitat.