The world is pretty strange

Oscar the cat, angel of death.

The scientist in Dr. David Dosa was skeptical when first told that Oscar, an aloof cat kept by a nursing home, regularly predicted patients' deaths by snuggling alongside them in their final hours.

Dosa's doubts eroded after he and his colleagues tallied about 50 correct calls made by Oscar over five years, a process he explains in a book released this week, "Making Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat." (Hyperion, $23.99)

Kieron Williamson "paints like an old master". He's all of seven years old.

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[TheBigHenry]

There was a "House" episode based on this idea: Episode #518 "Here Kitty"

http://www.housemd-guide.com/season5/518herekitty.php