Rob returns just in time for the 10th episode to listen to Nick talk all about the history of domesticated cats, which started millions of years ago, ties into witches, religion, the plague, and the Internet! What else in the world can do all that?
Sources Include
https://allthatsinteresting.com/unsinkable-sam
https://animalcorner.org/cat-history/
https://catoutofglass.com/isaac-newton-cat-flap/
https://cat-world.com/why-are-cats-associated-with-witches.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_and_the_Internet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubbs_(cat)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_in_Rama
https://petpedia.co/history-of-cats/
https://wisdom.thealchemistskitchen.com/cats-and-witches-a-magical-history/
https://www.alleycat.org/resources/the-natural-history-of-the-cat/
https://www.alleycat.org/resources/the-natural-history-of-the-cat/
https://www.animalfriends.co.uk/cat/cat-blog/why-are-cats-associated-with-witches/
https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witches
https://www.icatblog.com/cat-tips-talks/why-were-cats-associated-with-witches-in-the-past/
https://www.litter-robot.com/blog/15-famous-cats-from-world-history/
https://www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/nature/saber-toothed-cats.htm
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/10/16/cats-in-the-middle-ages/?chrome=1