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A cat can jump up to five times its own height in a single bound.

The little tufts of hair in a cat’s ear that help keep out dirt direct sounds into the ear, and insulate the ears are called “ear furnishings.”

The ability of a cat to find its way home is called “psi-traveling.” Experts think cats either use the angle of the sunlight to find their way or that cats have magnetized cells in their brains that act as compasses.

One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.

A cat has 230 bones in its body. A human has 206. A cat has no collarbone, so it can fit through any opening the size of its head.

A cat’s nose pad is ridged with a unique pattern, just like the fingerprint of a human.

If they have ample water, cats can tolerate temperatures up to 133 °F.

A cat’s heart beats nearly twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats a minute.

 Cats don’t have sweat glands over their bodies like humans do. Instead, they sweat only through their paws.

The claws on the cat’s back paws aren’t as sharp as the claws on the front paws because the claws in the back don’t retract and, consequently, become worn.

Cats make about 100 different sounds. Dogs make only about 10.

Researchers are unsure exactly how a cat purrs. Most veterinarians believe that a cat purrs by vibrating vocal folds deep in the throat. To do this, a muscle in the larynx opens and closes the air passage about 25 times per second.

A cat almost never meows at another cat, mostly just humans. Cats typically will spit, purr, and hiss at other cats.

A cat’s back is extremely flexible because it has up to 53 loosely fitting vertebrae. Humans only have 34.

Some cats have survived falls of over 65 feet (20 meters), due largely to their “righting reflex.” The eyes and balance organs in the inner ear tell it where it is in space so the cat can land on its feet. Even cats without a tail have this ability.

A cat can travel at a top speed of approximately 31 mph (49 km) over a short distance.

A cat’s hearing is better than a dog’s. And a cat can hear high-frequency sounds up to two octaves higher than a human.

A cat’s brain is biologically more similar to a human brain than it is to a dog’s. Both humans and cats have identical regions in their brains that are responsible for emotions.

I cant let people use my phone or computer for fear they might see something and tell everyone. I can’t go to a therapist because I’m literally terrified that once they know I’m gay they’ll immediately tell my entire family. I’m constantly checking myself in public to make sure I’m not being “too gay”, just in case someone I know from back home shows up here, 5 hours away, and sees me.

Even right this second, I’m considering that my mother could have placed surveillance software in my electronics and set up cameras in my apartment to watch and say “gotcha!” when I finally slip up and show how gay I am.

To imagine experiencing my worst nightmare, especially on a literal global scale, is paralyzingly horrific. To think about people making jokes of it, or thinking I’m being overdramatic because “everyone knew already”, is sickening. To be forced to explain my sexuality to others before I’m ready to tell them is something I’ve experienced with friends, but to have to do it to people I’ve never even met? That would be panic-inducing.

Long story short: if you, especially if you’re LGBT+, look at this picture and this situation and aren’t immediately terrified for her and feeling sick, you’re a disgusting human being. This is someone being forced out of the closet by strangers, by people who’ve forced themselves into her life since day one, and demanding that she explain herself and her sexuality before she was ready to do it herself. Not only that, but you’ve included an entirely separate person, someone who did not sign up to be included in the fucking circus y'all call a fandom, and she’s been outed and introduced to the world in one of the most traumatic ways it could happen.