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Cat Quote by Mark Twain

“I knew a man who grabbed a cat by the tail and learned forty percent more about cats than the man who didn't.” quote by Mark Twain — Download Open image

“I knew a man who grabbed a cat by the tail and learned forty percent more about cats than the man who didn't.”

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