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A commemorative tower was built in Scotland for a cat named Towser, who caught nearly 30,000 mice in her lifetime.

Did you know that cats, like many other mammals, have a tissue called the Tapetum lucidum that reflects light to better help them see at night. This is why some cats have red eyes when the light from a flash on a camera reflects back into the sensor. #TheMoreYouKnow

Siamese kittens are born white because of the heat inside the mother's uterus before birth. This heat keeps the kittens' hair from darkening on the points.

A cat named Dusty, aged 1 7, living in Bonham, Texas, USA, gave birth to her 420th kitten on June 23, 1952.

The biggest wildcat today is the Siberian Tiger. It can be more than 12 feet (3.6 m) long (about the size of a small car) and weigh up to 700 pounds (317 kg).