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by zoky 452 days ago
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).

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