What does the Black Death, scotch whiskey, cats, the worst laws in Tennesee, and bad taxidermy have to do with each other? Oh, buckle in - we're going for a ride!
I got today’s information from A LOT OF PLACES:!
https://www.purr-n-fur.org.uk/famous/towser.html
https://www.thegreatcat.org/towser/
https://iheartcats.com/protecting-breweries-ne-of-cats-many-noble-endeavors-throughout-history/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bristol-cat-pub
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-humane-brewery-working-cat-1.4998719
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/the-real-reason-breweries-keep-cats-around/ar-AA125kNn
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/07/21/Feral-cats-defend-Chicago-brewery-from-rats/1661469111930/
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fife/3616831/fife-cats-netflix-lindores-abbey/
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2017/06/lindores-abbey-distillery-seeks-names-for-new-kittens/
https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1715640115
https://lindoresabbeydistillery.com/test-5/
my favorite article title: https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-bright-side-of-the-black-death -
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-plague
Stupid laws: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/tn-laws/
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