Posted on Dec 12th, 2008 by Lindsay Robertson 2 Comments

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Tipster Louis just pointed out this video from 1894, created by Thomas Edison, of two cats boxing in a ring. Thomas Edison made crazy cat videos in 1894. Mind officially blown:

The YouTube commenters are debating whether or not this stunt constituted cruelty to animals, in their beside-the-point adorable YouTube commenter way, but I’m more concerned with how much CUTER and less busted-looking cats have become in the past 114 years. We’re very lucky to have the cats, and the cat videos, we have today.

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Comments (2)
  1. Elliot  |   Posted on Dec 13th, 2008

    I think you’re working on the assumption that Thomas Edison didn’t just lure stray cats into boxing rings with open sardine cans.

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  2. scoopalicious  |   Posted on Dec 13th, 2008

    this video will be the cornerstone of my doctoral dissertatioin on silly cat videos as a pillar of American culture.

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