However Fig Newtons are not named after Isaac Newton, but rather the town of Newton Massachusetts ( whose name was contracted from Newtown). This fact came up in a recent episode of the "Big Bang Theory". Victor On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 9:41 AM, James Propp <jpropp@cs.uml.edu> wrote:

I've been buying my calc students Fig Newtons and Choco Leibniz cookies for a couple of years now; we debate their respective merits and vote on which is better.  Usually Leibniz wins.

Jim Propp

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