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Curiosity killed the cat

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Curiosity killed the cat

Summary

Curiosity killed the cat is a proverb[1]. It draws 229 Wikipedia views per month (proverb category, ranking #10 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • Curiosity killed the cat's image is recorded as Curious cat starring at a lizard.jpg[3].
  • Curiosity killed the cat's instance of is recorded as proverb[4].
  • Curiosity killed the cat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04rt3g[5].
  • Curiosity killed the cat's Pixiv Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 好奇心は猫をも殺す[6].

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Designation and Status

Curiosity killed the cat's instance of is recorded as proverb[4].

Why It Matters

Curiosity killed the cat draws 229 Wikipedia views per month (proverb category, ranking #10 of 28).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_curiosity-killed-the-cat-q2916222_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Curiosity killed the cat}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/curiosity-killed-the-cat-q2916222}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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