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Hermitage cats left ‘small sum’ in French philanthropist’s will
It’s not uncommon for people to leave bequests in their wills to art galleries or museums, to see something they loved continue after they die.
It’s also not uncommon for people to leave money or provisions for pets and animals.
But it’s not every day you see a wealthy philanthropist leave a tidy sum of money to a bunch of cats that live in the basement of a museum.
Or maybe it is, if you live in Russia.
About 50 cats live in the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
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