The human love of cat’s didn’t begin with the first Lolcats meme in 2005 or the first viral cat video in 2006, but can be traced all the way back to ancient Egypt where cats were worshiped as sacred. Their ability to fend off rodents and natural “better than you” attitude made them perfect candidates for praise. Now, thousands of years later, cats still don’t care what you think and prefer to be treated as divinity, but will occasionally allow you to put videos of them on YouTube. How generous of them.

Infographic by: petlifetoday.com