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Neugier ist der Katze Tod
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German
Etymology
curiosity is the cat's death, probably a loose de en curiosity killed the cat 1. According to Google Ngram Viewer, the Germanized proverb was essentially nonexistent prior to the early 2000s and has been steadily increasing in usage since then.Neugier ist der Katze Tod 31 1600
Proverb
de proverb
curiosity killed the cat
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