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12: Tardar Sauce
The Internet’s Most Famous Cat
Born: 4 April 2012, Morristown, Arizona, United States of America
Died: 14 May 2019, Morristown, Arizona, United States of America
Also Known As: Grumpy Cat
Tardar Sauce climbed to internet fame in 2012 when her image went viral for the first time. In the beginning, people claimed her face had to be photoshopped, but after a video of her was posted to YouTube, the world realized that no—she just literally looked like that.
The reason why Tardar Sauce looked so dang grumpy was because she suffered from feline dwarfism, which affected her facial features and accounted for her tiny size. She was a regular old domestic shorthair cat otherwise, and lived and died in the small town of Morristown, Arizona.
While cats in general are especially loved online, Tardar Sauce in particular was especially popular, in both meme format and as a brand. Her image graces everything from shoes to calendars, perfumes, merchandise, and so much more. She even became a official spokescat for Friskies. Tardar Sauce even appeared on multiple television shows, including Good Morning America and The Today Show.
Tardar Sauce was only seven years old when she passed away following complications from a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). As all cat owners should be aware of, UTIs are especially deadly in feline friends.
When she passed away, Tardar Sauce had 8.5 million followers on Facebook, 1.5 million on Twitter, and 2.4 million on Instagram. Tardar Sauce’s owners had done their best to protect her Intellectual Property rights both during her life and after, meaning her owners became extremely wealthy as a result of her adorably grumpy face.
Badges Earned:
Find a Grave Marked
Sources:
https://www.grumpycats.com/about
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/17/celebrities/grumpy-cat-dead-intl-scli/index.html
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/grumpy-cat
https://www.catster.com/guides/what-cat-breed-was-grumpy-cat/
https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2018/01/article_0008.html