What is a polecat?
A polecat is not a cat, or a pole. It is a nocturnal European weasel.
“The Exotic was created in the 1950s and 1960s by crossing Persians with American Shorthairs and other shorthaired breeds, which produced a cat with a Persian's face and a much shorter coat.”
Reference: Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA)
More facts about cats.
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Why is the Exotic called "the lazy man's Persian"?
The Exotic is nicknamed "the lazy man's Persian" because it has the Persian's sweet, flat face and calm personality without the daily grooming its long coat would need.
Microwaves in U.S. households
In 1978, only eight percent of U.S. households had microwave ovens. As of 2006 over 80 percent have them.