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27 Facts About Cats and Dogs Raining Like Cats and Dogs

By:: Cracked Writers; Brian C. Miller

August 01, 2021

27 Facts About Cats and Dogs Raining Like Cats and Dogs

Think you know everything about your furry friend? You may know that they're the sweetest and the cutest and the cuddliest, but what about all the science behind WHY?

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Puppies are born understanding us Prior to extensive exposure to humans, puppies are able to understand the human social gaze and human cues, like pointing. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

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Thomas Edison recorded the first cute cat video Made in 1894, it features two cats boxing. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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Dogs match children's behavior More than adults, dogs pay a lot of attention to the kids who live with them, including synchronizing behaviors. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

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Dogs can donate blood to cats In the war between the species, there's no bad blood. After a bout of cat food poisoning in the UK, vets were forced to use dogs' blood in transfusions to save cats. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

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The first and only cat to successfully be sent to space survived Felicette was launched into space in 1963 as part of the French space program. Her mission lasted 13 minutes. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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Dogs can help you graduate college In one study, stressed college students who had therapy dogs had improved thinking and planning skills greater than those traditional stress-management programs. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

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Dogs feel their owners' stress By measuring stress levels in hair, researchers have discovered that dogs are affected by both short-term and long-term stress of their owners. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

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People who go to college are more likely to have a cat than a dog One study showed that 47.2% of households with a cat had at least one person with a degree, as compared to 38.4% of homes with dogs. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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Shep's Tragic Love Story Shep the dog saw his beloved owner's casket being loaded onto a train. He waited at the train station every day for his master to return until his own death, over five years later. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

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We domesticated dogs before plants Dogs were domesticated at least 15,000 years ago, with the first attempt to domesticate plants and other animals at around 9500 BCE. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

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Dogs can smell time According to one researcher's theory, dogs can smell changes in the hour. In the same way humans are primarily visual, telling time by sunlight, dogs are primarily olfactory, telling time by the odor of the day. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

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Cats can't taste sweetness Cats, from house cats to lions, are the only mammals that don't have sweetness receptors. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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Even stray dogs have us figured out 00 In Moscow, stray dog packs will send out the cutest dog to beg for food from humans, aware the bigger dogs won't be as successful. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

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It costs $22,000 to $31, 000 000 to own a cat 98% of pet owners underestimate how much it costs to own a pet over its lifetime. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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Cheetahs can have emotional support dogs Orphaned cheetah kittens are sometimes paired with puppies as a substitute litter mate to help calm their anxiety. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

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Cats' tongues are covered in hollow, flexible spines The spines allow saliva to get deep into fur while grooming, while allowing hair to be easily removed from the tongue. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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Cats' social intelligence is equal to dogs' However, scientists' frustrations with cats as test subjects has resulted in less research. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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Communicate with your cat by slow blinking Narrowing the eyes helps to form a bond between human and cat. Cats are more likely to let you pet them after you perform this action. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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Cats can sense storms before they happen A cat's inner ears can detect the fall in atmospheric pressure before a storm, as well as hear distant thunder if a storm is approaching. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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Looking at photos of puppies helps you work One study found that just looking at photos of cute animals can help increase your attention and concentration. (So we're not distracting you from work...we're helping you right now.) CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

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Cats spend 30 to 50% of the day grooming themselves Over-grooming is hard to diagnose since healthy cats already spend so much of their day grooming, but it may be a sign of medical problems or stress. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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Wolves can also play fetch Scientists were surprised to discover that wolf puppies were interested in balls and were able to return them to a stranger with enneouragement. This went against previous understanding of dog evolution. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

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Most cats sleep between 10 to 13 hours a day Cats have evolved to preserve their energy to BE most active at dawn and dusk when, pre-aolint their they would prey. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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Cats pay attention to our emotions In one study, 79% of cats changed their behavior with an unfamiliar object based on their owner's emotional response to it. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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A woman ran a marathon carrying a lost puppy Khemjira Klongsanun had ran 7 miles of a marathon when she stopped to pick up an abandoned puppy, carrying it for the final 19 miles. She adopted the dog after she couldn't find an owner. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Facts That Prove How Good Dogs Are (As If You Needed Proof)

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Cats understand when their owner points at something Previously thought to be limited to dogs, cats can follow a human's point. Also, 70% of cats will follow their owner's gaze, even when its very fast. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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Cats and humans have coexisted together since the start of agriculture Agriculture brought about rodents in everyday human life, which attracted cats who domesticated themselves as an evolutionary strategy. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Cat Facts To Make Your Brain Purr

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