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| | Facts | - In 1888, an Egyptian peasant discovered an estimated three hundred thousand mummified cats in Beni Hassan, Egypt. Of the cats that were not stolen once the find was made public the remaining mummified cats were shipped to Great Britain to be used as agricultural fertilizer.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - In the 1800's cats were used to deliver mail. In 1879, in Belgium 37 cats were used to deliver mail to villages, however they found that the cats were not disciplined enough to do this.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - The puma and the leopard are the highest jumping mammals. They are able to reach a height of 16.5 feet.
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