You may have spent the better part of your childhood collecting Hello Kitty paraphernalia, but how well do you really know her? There are a few facts about the feline that you've probably never heard before, and the truth might change the way you see her forever. Find out what secrets Kitty holds right meow.
She's Kitty White, daughter of Mary and George. She may go by Hello Kitty because Sanrio created her to be a universal symbol of friendliness. One of her mottos is "you can never have too many friends," so a having a greeting in her name is one way of inviting people in.
Despite being created by Sanrio, a Japanese company, Kitty White — er, Hello Kitty — was born in the suburbs of London.
It turns out Hello Kitty is actually one part of a dynamic duo. Her twin sister is Mimmy White, but she pretty much got the shaft in life since she has spent all of it in her sister's shadow. Sorry, girl!
Don't act like you're not trying to visualize five apples stacked on top of each other right now. We don't really know what this measurement system means, but apparently it's what they use in Hello Kitty world.
According to Sanrio, "Hello Kitty speaks from her heart. She's Sanrio's ambassador to the world and isn't bound to any particular language." Awww!
It's called Hello World, and it will change your life — for better or worse, well, you'll just have to see for yourself. (Spoiler: it's for the better.)
Eva Air, a Taiwanese airline, debuted the decked-out planes that every Hello Kitty fan dreams of one day boarding.
In recent breaking news, everything we knew about the world proved to be untrue when we were informed that Hello Kitty is, in fact, a little girl, not a cat.
Since now we know she's really a girl, it makes sense that Hello Kitty has her own pet cat. Her name is Charmmy Kitty, and she was a present from her dad.
PS Hello Kitty also has a pet hamster named Sugar, given to her by a childhood friend.
The child/cat/human/feline is turning 40 this year. She first appeared on a coin purse in 1974, and as we all know, the rest is history. Wish her happy birthday on Nov. 1 (she's a Scorpio)!