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by grokys 450 days ago
At least Leibniz is still famous for the biscuits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz-Keks
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The fig Newton was invented first though.

Seriously though, it’s a bit of an amusing coincidence that the Leibniz biscuit and the fig Newton were both independently invented in 1891 (at least according to Wikipedia).

Though only the Leibniz is named for the philosopher, the Newton is named for the town in Massachusetts.