The footage was shot back in 1894, and it was digitized four years ago

Oct 30, 2013 15:14 GMT  ·  By

Thomas Edison was a visionary in many ways, but not many people knew that he invented something that would change mankind forever – the cat video.

The video above was created by the man making the first lightbulb, and it features two boxing cats. The idea is just as magnificent as making an electrical indoor source of light.

The footage was created in 1894 and it was filmed on a kinetoscope. The device was used prior to modern recording tools, and it was invented by Edison himself.

It is a little grainy and it is in black and white, but it is just as enjoyable as any “Henri, le chat noir” or Grumpy cat performance.

This video was completely forgotten until the Library of Congress digitized it and uploaded it on YouTube in 2009, BetaBeat reported. It has gone viral this week.