“People See You as 20% More Attractive Than You Are” and More Uplifting Facts We Didn’t Know

First thing first, did you know that from the 15th through the 18th centuries, it was common for trading, exploration, and naval ships to have a ship’s cat? We didn’t know about the ship’s cat, but we’re honestly grateful that thanks to this Reddit user and his fact about Unsinkable Sam, we learned something new.

The ship’s cat was a cat (obviously) brought on deck for the main purpose of eliminating rodents on the ship. Unsinkable Sam was a ship’s cat who became famous for “serving” (he did serve a purpose) during WWII on two ships and surviving the sinking of three ships. Maybe cats really do have nine lives.