• The record, from 2005, for the longest cat whisker measured 7.5 inches. The record-holder is Missi,
  a Maine coon owned by Kaija Kyllönen of Finland.
  
  
• Cats are born with blue eyes. Their color changes at approximately 12 weeks of age.
  
  
• Cats can jump between five and seven times as high as their tails.
  
  
• Cats use their whiskers to tell if a space is big enough for them to enter.
  
  
• In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was punishable by death.
  
  
• Sir Isaac Newton is credited for inventing the cat door.
  
  
• Approximately 30% of a cat's waking hours are spent on grooming.
  
  
• A cat can pivot its ears 180 degrees.
  
  
• In proportion to body mass, a cat’s eyes are the largest of any mammal. 
  

Sources: Guinness World Records, Facts-About-Cats.com and Suite101.com