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The Truth About the Flying Cats and the Cartons of Stout

September 16, 2024April 17, 2007 by JosieHolford

What struck me about Operation Cat Drop – the flying cats of Borneo story – was not the unintended chain of events but the detail about the cats. Fourteen thousand cats! Where on earth would they be able to round up 14.000 cats? Could it possibly be true? And how could I find out? In … Read more

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