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'Curiosity killed the cat' but that's only half of it

You may have used the phrase “curiosity killed the cat,” but… that’s only half of it. The phrase actually continues to say, “but satisfaction brought it back.”

So, why do most people forget the second part?

WUFT reporter Faith Smith took her curiosity of idioms to University of Florida Linguistics Professor Jamie Garner.

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