“EMom, where did the whoopie cushion originate?”
The 1st whoopie cushions were made from scrap rubber, by employees of a Toronto rubber company in 1930. Shortly thereafter, the company’s owner sold the idea to novelty manufacturer Johnson Smith Co.
http://www.myemom.com/?s=Where+did+the+whoopie+cushion+originate
Why do cats knead? It’s believed that cats knead to mark territory as theirs; scent glands in a cat’s paws release a distinctive scent onto the (typically soft) object being kneaded, be it a couch cushion or your lap. http://www.catster.com/cat-behavior/why-do-cats-knead