Ottomans carved cat-sized doors into the Topkapi Palace so cats could roam freely

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    1. He still looks like he’d prefer a human doorman opening and closing the larger door for him

    2. Cats aren’t sacred in Islam, but they are revered. They’re the only animals allowed to enter mosques, water that a cat drank from is still considered ritually pure, there’s countless more examples. It’s a very cat-friendly religion.

      There’s a famous story about their prophet cutting off the sleeve of his gown when going to prayer, because he did not want to disturb the cat sleeping on it.

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