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Apr 2018
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SYMHC Classics: Here, Kitty Kitty, the D...

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Today, we're going back to  an episode about kitties in history! The human culture shift to an agricultural lifestyle started the domestication of animals. Cats naturally moved in to help with rodents. 

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