In June 1348, people in England began reporting mysterious symptoms.
They started off as mild and vague: headaches, aches, and nausea.
This was followed by painful black lumps, growing in the armpits and groin.
The last stage was a high fever, and then death.
The theory was that hot water opens the pores, and that doing that leaves you vulnerable to plagues carried by “bad air.”
That air supposedly gets into your bloodstream through said pores, and so many kings and queens alike took no more than two or three baths a year.
Ancient Egyptians actually revered the cat as a Goddess.
From ancient times and even now, cats are thought to be special.
They tend to have this ability to make us happy with the minimal effort.
Being around them is a wonderful way to reduce stress and their purring can often help a person get rid of their headache.
These animals seem to know when we are down or hurting.
If you have a cat that is a bit more independent you have probably noticed that he or she tends to stay by your side when you are upset.
Many believe that cats can easily predict future as they get to ‘know’ or can easily sense feelings.
They certainly may not be able to completely protect you from all negativity but can certainly warn you if anything bad is to happen.
There are times when you might have seen a cat behave weirdly as if something exists around or as if it is playing with something.
It has been observed that cats behave weirdly when they sense an unusual presence around them.
It is even said that they do not like a place if they sense any negative presence there.
Ancient Egyptian mythology that cats are blessed with the power to ward away evil spirits.
Say hello to Flossie! (Photo below) Just ahead of her 27th birthday, the British cat was named the oldest living feline in the world by the Guinness Book of Records. To be exact, Flossie earned this title at 26 years and 329 days of age, which is about 120 years in human years.
The oldest cat in history, however, was crowned 15 years ago—Crème Puff lived to be 38 years and three days old in 2005.
Flossie's owner, Vicki Green, couldn't have been happier to find out about the record-breaking news. "I knew from the start that Flossie was a special cat, but I didn't imagine I'd share my home with a world record holder.”
It was assumed till now that animals cannot see UV rays but scientists have discovered evidence that indicates otherwise.
Biologists at the City University, London, US, conducted a study where they found out that cats and dogs could see in UV light.
UV light has a wavelength beyond the range of human vision that extends from red to violet.
“Have you ever felt that your cat or dog can see something you don’t? Well, you may be right, according to a new study.
Cats and dogs are thought to see in ultraviolet light, which opens up a whole different world than the one we see, the study explains.
UV light is the wave length beyond the visible light from red to violet that humans can see.
Humans have a lens that blocks UV from reaching the retina.
It was previously thought that most mammals have lenses similar to humans.
Scientists studied the lenses of dead mammals, including cats, dogs, monkeys, pandas, hedgehogs, and ferrets.
By researching how much light passes through the lens to reach the retina, they concluded that some mammals previously thought not to be able to see UV actually can.”
It is a quite common experience to see your pet looking at something or someone that is apparently not visible to you.
This study suggests that there might be more to this phenomenon that we completely understand.
It might be possible that animals might be seeing energies that we can not see.
While this study does not prove that animals can see spirits, it does suggest that animals can visually perceive things that we can not.
