Ruling the Kitten Castle

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Ruling the Kitten Castle

There is a castle in Guangzhou filled with 1,000 cats across three floors, where they sleep, play, and wait to be petted. pic.twitter.com/mkYhxAEq5R
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) April 21, 2026

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