--- description: Every Friday we round up some stories you might have missed this week and publish them in one neat little post. Think of it as... title: The Complete History of the Internet's Obsession With Cats image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt676eb20e6448a47d/698687ddcd6848293e093d92/catmustache.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # ICYMI: The Complete History of the Internet's Obsession With Cats by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2014 8:47 PM CUT  Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2014 8:47 PM CUT _Every Friday we round up some stories you might have missed this week and publish them in one neat little post. Think of it as our gift to you, only it’s not really free because you’re repaying us in likes and shares. No…thank YOU._ The complete history of the Internet’s deep and abiding love for felines. ([Mashable](http://mashable.com/2014/03/26/internet-cat-history/ "undefined")) How people hold their drinks reveals a lot about them than you’d think, so you better start paying attention. ([The Savory](http://www.thesavory.com/drink/way-you-hold-your-glass-shows-your-class.html "undefined")) A group of firefighters sang “Let It Go” from _Frozen_ to comfort a young girl who got stuck in an elevator. ([TODAY](http://www.today.com/moms/firefighters-sing-let-it-go-soothe-girl-stuck-elevator-2D79419112 "undefined")) A woman attempted to burn down her ex-boyfriend’s house with a pound of burning bacon. Oh, her name is Crispi. ([Gawker](http://gawker.com/woman-named-crispi-tried-to-burn-exs-house-down-with-a-1553336044 "undefined")) Arnold Schwarzenegger learned some new dance moves this week: the Nae Nae and the Stanky Legg. ([Uproxx)](http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2014/03/bow-wow-teaching-arnold-schwarzenegger-nae-nae/ "undefined") Everyone’s favorite upbeat jam, Pharrell’s “Happy,” got a super sad remix. ([Billboard](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6022005/pharrells-happy-gets-a-sad-remix-from-woodkid "undefined")) These illustrations of the American West are beautiful — and they’re also the size of a penny. ([Laughing Squid](http://laughingsquid.com/penny-sized-illustrations-of-the-american-west/ "undefined")) _Read last week’s ICYMI_ [_here_](http://time.com/33613/icymi-billy-joel-and-jimmy-fallon-sing-the-lion-sleeps-tonight/ "undefined"). ICYMI: The Complete History of the Internet's Love for Cats ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/41962/icymi-history-of-internet-cats/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/41962/icymi-history-of-internet-cats/"},"headline":"ICYMI: The Complete History of the Internet's Obsession With Cats","datePublished":"2014-03-28T20:47:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:08:19.153Z","description":"Every Friday we round up some stories you might have missed this week and publish them in one neat little post. Think of it as...","url":"https://time.com/41962/icymi-history-of-internet-cats/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet","viral","cats","Let it Go","Arnold Schwarzenegger"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt676eb20e6448a47d/698687ddcd6848293e093d92/catmustache.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt676eb20e6448a47d/698687ddcd6848293e093d92/catmustache.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"cat mustache","caption":"cat mustache","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/41962/icymi-history-of-internet-cats/","name":"ICYMI: The Complete History of the Internet's Obsession With Cats"}}]}] ```