In 1870, in Iran, a rich eccentric lady began breeding and buying cats to her heart's content and passing her days in an agreeable if malodorous blur of purrs.
Then disaster struck.
A fire broke out, and as it swept through the house, the cats were trapped behind a door.
Two maids were sent to free them, but the blaze had driven the beasts berserk.
The instant the door was opened, they flew at the unfortunate young women, tearing, scratching and biting them in a frenzy.
Their injuries were so severe, they both died.
SOURCE: nuttyfacts
