TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, November 4, 2013

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Well, I guess that National Cat Day was last week, so I completely missed the boat on that one! However, it's never too late for some very cool cat facts, is it? I guess it depends on if you're a cat person or not. I am more of a dog person, but I put my feelings aside to compile this list of facts. You're welcome, cat lovers.

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not."

HINT: (1899-1961), American author and journalist, many of his works are considered classics of American literature.


RANDOM TIDBITS
Cats cannot taste things that are sweet. The taste buds of a cat cannot detect sugar.

Originally kitty litter was made from sand, but in 1948 it was discovered that clay was more absorbent.

A cat's collarbone does not connect to any other bones but instead sits buried in muscle. This makes it easier for them to squeeze through tight spots.

Cats are able to see in the dark. They see at one-sixth the light level required for human vision.

Cats purr at the same frequency as an idling diesel engine. This is around 26 purrs per second.

Cats use whiskers to gauge whether or not they can fit through an opening.

(theoatmeal.com)


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I am a small room,
but no life lives inside,
no matter what weather looms,
very cold my residents reside.
What am I?

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not."

ANSWER: Ernest Hemingway.

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