Hello Kitty is puuuurrrfect

Guilty as charged.
I have bought numerous Hello Kitty accessories without truly knowing who this lovely kitty is.
I recently decided I would not wear or buy any other products by Hello Kitty until I knew valid facts!!
Ta-Da...read below then, continue to puuuurrrrrchase this cutie.
The character's first appearance on an item, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in Japan in 1974 and brought to the United States in 1976

Although she was created in Japan, Hello Kitty lives in London, England. Hello Kitty was the creation of Shintaro Tsuji, a Japanese businessman who, remembering his lonely orphanage childhood, wanted to create a character that could be viewed as a companion and friend. She was named after one of Alice's cats in the book, Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll.

Hello Kitty does not have a visible mouth because she speaks from her heart. Hello Kitty's full name is Kitty White. Even longtime fans don't realise that "Hello Kitty" is not her actual name! Hello Kitty has a twin sister, Mimmy, who is also her best friend. You can tell them apart as
they wear ribbons on different ears. Hello Kitty wants to be a poet or pianist when she grows up.

Hello Kitty is in the third grade. She is officially "is as tall as five apples and weighs as much as three apples. " Hello Kitty's blood type is A and she owns a pet Mole called Mory. Hello Kitty's best friend at school is a mouse called Joey.

There is also a Hello Kitty restaurant that may be found in Taipei, Taiwan.

Among the 50,000 Hello Kitty products on the market are glasses, hairpins, lockets, bras, alarm clocks, sanitary napkins, eyelash curlers, baby biscuits, toilet paper, fishcakes, frozen jelly, prunes, bicycles, perfume, fax machines, garbage cans, panties, spatulas, motorcycles, cell phone cases, tea towels, dolls and toasters that spit out Hello Kitty imprinted toast.

Hello Kitty’s birthday falls under the zodiac sign of Scorpio - her birthday is November 1st

Since she was introduced in 1974, this makes Hello Kitty 37 years old

Interesting, right?!?!?!

She's everywhere!!