1st May 2015, 5:02 AM
I had a cat that loved licking paper, like the edges. It was the only cat I ever knew who did that. I really had to be careful with my books. This cat also seemed to enjoy "sweet" things, even though I know biologically that cats have a damaged "sweet tooth" gene and shouldn't even be able to detect sweetness.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)