Fun Facts – 15 January 2014

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Fun Fact #1

Movies and TV often show fit characters drinking raw eggs before they begin their exercise routine. However it has been discovered that cooked eggs have a lot more digestible protein than raw eggs do.

This means that if you are planning on starting a healthy lifestyle this year, it would be more beneficial to cook your eggs than eat them raw.

Fun Fact #2

All animals get some of their water intake from food, cats included. But when a cat's intake of water from all sources is inadequate, their kidneys are efficient enough to re-hydrate by consuming saltwater.

The kidneys are able to expel the salt while allowing the potable water to re-hydrate the feline in order to help it survive in times of drought.

  • Most female cats are right pawed while males are left pawed.
  • Cats can run at an astounding 50 km/hour for short distances
  • Cats almost never meow at other cats – only at humans.