Before he was Queen's frontman, Freddie Mercury—who was born Farrokh Bulsara—was a baggage handler at Heathrow Airport.

CATS
Cats will sleep anywhere—even in ancient ruins. Rome's Colonia Felina di Torre Argentina Roma is a cat sanctuary stationed on the site where conspirators stabbed Julius Caesar 22 times outside the Theatre of Pompey.
With this early film of a staged cat fight, Thomas Edison may have inadvertently predicted our viral cat video obsession.
For many people, having a pet is basically the equivalent of having a child. So it's important to live in a place where your fur babies feel welcome.
Best Friends Animal Society hopes that the other 49 states will follow Delaware’s new standard by 2025.
Cats have a long list of mysterious behaviors, but now we know why some of them feel compelled to munch on the lawn.
Dogs and cats may be seen as common enemies, but it does not have to be that way. There's no reason man's best friend can't be kitty's best friend, too.
If you adore felines, you’re in good company: Many of history’s most famous figures—including Florence Nightingale, Pope Paul II, Mark Twain, and the Brontë sisters—all owned, and loved, cats.
Go behind the scenes of Walter Chandoha’s 75-year-long career as a cat photographer with these incredible photos from the new book Cats. Photographs 1942–2018.
The ‘Ratatouille’-esque story is about a French chef who seeks a Michelin star with the help of his taste-testing cat Apollo.
According to 10 Downing Street, Larry "spends his days greeting guests to the house, inspecting security defenses, and testing antique furniture for napping quality."
If your cat runs away every time you reach out to pet it, don't give up—there is a right way to pet a cat.
The painful procedure has been outlawed in several cities. Now, Massachusetts may follow New York's lead and become the second state to ban it.
A new study shows that those puppy-playtime programs colleges host during finals season can actually be effective in just a few minutes.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's dazzling Broadway production spawned the phrase “It was better than 'Cats'!” Here are a few more facts about 'Cats' the musical.
The grounds of 907 Whitehead Street, now the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, are home to between 40 and 50 felines. As Hemingway once wrote, that “one cat just leads to another.”
As much as some Potterheads may wish they could have some of the animals from Harry Potter, whether it be a half-kneazle or a hippogriff, realistically, most of those creatures have to remain in the world of fantasy.
Tigers are famous for their stripes, but did you know that no tiger stripe is the same? Every tiger has a unique set of stripes that can be used to identify it, similar to human fingerprints.
Before traveling with a pet this summer, whether by plane or car, read these tips from an expert veterinarian.
The dryer sheets found in laundry hampers aren't safe for cats or dogs to ingest or even touch. Here's why.
After outfitting cats with video cameras, scientists learned some surprising things about the private lives of our feline companions.
The bill would require people convicted of animal cruelty to be registered in a database that would prevent them from owning another animal for 15 years.
On May 14, 2019, Grumpy Cat—the Internet-famous feline who launched thousands of memes—passed away peacefully in the arms of her mom, Tabatha Bundesen.
The feline fashion statement depends on whether a certain gene that gives their fur its pigment is mutated.