One Unusual Cat, Sled Dogs And GroundHog Day

Ground Hog

Groundhog Day stems from a German tradition that says if a hibernating animal casts a shadow Feb. 2, the Christian holiday of Candlemas, winter will last another six weeks. Spring would come early if there is no shadow.

So, men were dressed in tuxedo's and the crowed numbered several thousand as the Groundhog in Pennsylvania - Phil -  saw his shadow this morning and forecast six more weeks of winter to come.

Phil has seen his shadow 98 times since 1887, hasn't seen it 15 times, and there are no records for nine years. 

One Unusual Cat

Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, a cat is gaining national fame. At Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in Providence, Rhode Island, a cat called Oscar has accurately predicted 50 deaths.

The cat predicted 25 deaths since an article appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2007. The cat is anti social and only stays with a patient that is about to die, predicting the death.

There is now a book about the unusual cat called "Making rounds with Oscar: the extraordinary gift of an ordinary cat", but no scientific explanation is given in the book for the cats unusual ability to predict death.

2010 Iditarod Dog Sled Race

In Alaska, 71 entrants are registered for the 2010 Iditarod Dog Sled Race. Seventy-one mushers will begin the annual race to Nome when Iditarod XXXVIII gets underway in downtown Anchorage on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

This year’s field of entrants includes 5 time Iditarod Champion Rick Swenson, 4 time Iditarod Champions Jeff King and Martin Buser, 2004 Iditarod Champion Mitch Seavey, and 3 time (and reigning ) Iditarod Champion Lance Mackey. The 2010 field is represented by 19 of last year’s top 20 finishers.

For more on the Iditarod, Please read: 

The Iditarod Is The Last Great Race On Earth

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