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Dear Readers;

I have never really liked cats, and I am not a cat person by any means.

Maybe that's why I found this article so interesting!

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Louis Peitzman

A new study found a link between owning a cat and trying to kill yourself.

That might be a little misleading. What we do know is that being around cats increases exposure to the Toxoplasma gondii parasite — and that, in turn, can cause mental illness, possibly leading to suicide.

But T. gondii is actually very common: about a third of the world's population is infected. Cat owners are more likely to have it because it can be transmitted through cat poop, and thus is often found in litter boxes.

http://gawker.com/5923036/being-a-cat-lady-increases-your-risk-of-committing-suicide

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Say what you will folks, I think this mental illness thing is also what's responsible for so many crazy cat ladies!