cats

List

11 Really Bizarre World Records

Guinness World Records, in theory, are amazing and seemingly unattainable. The record holders are astoundingly strong or fast or otherwise able to push the limits of human ability. Over the years, though, these world records categories have become increasingly bizarre—and I’m not just talking about people with abnormally long fingernails.... READ ON

List

5 Unusual Types of Yarn

Clothing has to come from somewhere, and any seasoned knitter or crochet fanatic knows that the fibers your yarn is made from make a big difference when it comes to quality of the product. Here are five strange fibers that you probably don’t know you could wear.... READ ON

Late Movies

Animals Taking Baths

Article

By the Numbers: The Billions of Animals Killed by Cats

List

12 Famous Authors Who Also Wrote for Children

Article

11 Fun, Silly, Weird and Far Out Monet Tributes

Today would have been Claude Monet’s 172nd birthday, so in honor of one of the world’s most influential impressionists, here are a few tributes to his famous works of art. 1. Land of Misfit... READ ON

Article

6 Remarkable Police Animals

We’ve seen bookstore cats, animals trained to sniff out bombs and heroic dogs, but now we're here to focus on animals who have served, or are currently serving, their local police departments. 1. Momo, Nara Police Department, Japan http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YVn9UKutgAs We’re used to seeing large police dogs because, let’s face it, a lap dog can’t take down a running fugitive. But there are a lot of other duties for police dogs out there—and a pup doesn't have to... READ ON

List

9 Delightful Library Cats

Libraries are quiet places visited by children and literary-minded people and sometimes the occasional mouse. That makes them wonderful places for cats to hang out. Many libraries have resident cats that become quite the local characters -and sometimes even famous! We posted about some of them before; now here are nine more library cats. 1.... READ ON

List

Four Feline Photographers

Yesterday I read about a documentary film that debuted at the SXSW Film Festival in which the cinematographer was a cat. The item jogged my memory, as I had posted about this same cat back in 2007. He's not the only cat who takes pictures, so let's meet several cats who record their feline adventures in images and video. 1. Mr.... READ ON

Article

Man Trades Cat Pictures for Free Router

Liam was having a problem with his router. It's not so much that the router didn't work, his cat just happened to love sleeping on it — knocking out the cord on a regular basis. As a joke, he went on a forum and posted that he needed a second router as a decoy to distract the cat. Amazingly, his internet service provider, Be, got wind of the post and offered to send him a second router, with conditions: he must send the routers back at the end of service, and he had better send more pictures of his... READ ON