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Cat Fact of the Day Bump.... A cat’s jaw can’t move sideways, so a cat can’t chew large chunks of food.

Cat Fact of the Day Bump.... A train station in Southeastern Japan is presided over by an adorable "stationmaster" - a 6-year-old calico cat named Nitama.

Cat Fact of the Day Bump.... The first cat in space was a French cat named Felicette (a.k.a. “Astrocat”); she was sent up in 1963 and survived the trip.

Cat Fact of the Day Bump.... Approximately 40,000 people are bitten by cats in the United States annually.

Cat Fact of the Day Bump.... Cats have about 130,000 hairs per square inch.

Cat Fact of the Day Bump.... Cats make about 100 different sounds, while dogs make only about 10.

We don't currently have a regular map completion event on the schedule, but this is something we definitely can do or add based on members' needs! We do have "Open Office" hours on Wednesdays where members can request help with specific items, so map completion could be requested as part of this, too.

Cat Fact of the Day Bump.... The oldest known pet cat existed 9,500 years ago.

Cat Fact of the Day Bump.... Cats have powerful night vision, allowing them to see at light levels six times lower than what a human needs in order to see.

Cat Fact of the Day Bump... An ailurophile is a cat lover.

Cat Fact of the Day Bump... Cats have 3 eyelids.

Cat Fact of the Day Bump... The average cat can jump 8 feet in a single bound.

Cat Fact of the Day Bump... Cats only use their meows to talk to humans, not each other. The only time they meow to communicate with other felines is when they are kittens to signal to their mother.

Cat Fact of the Day Bump... The nose pad of a cat is ridged with a unique pattern, much like a human fingerprint.

Cat Fact of the Day Bump... A group of cats is called a clowder.