Amazing facts about cats you didn’t know

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Here are some mind-blowing cat facts from BBC.

Cats have lived alongside humans for thousands of years.

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Cats were part of Egyptian life. They appeared in art as early as 1980 BC and were often shown lounging, just like today.

Some Egyptians dressed their cats in gold and let them eat from their own plates.

In the Middle Ages, black cats were wrongly linked to the devil.

By the 19th century, people in the West began feeding cats special food and keeping them indoors.

The first YouTube cat video was posted in 2005, and millions have followed since.

Owning a cat has mental health benefits.

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