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The word "Newton" is now considered racist. You are next, fig cookies. (media.patriots.win)
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– NeverNotTrump 2 points ago +2 / -0

Fig Newtons are named after a town just outside of Boston, Newton. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtons_(cookie)#:~:text=The%20first%20Fig%20Newtons%20were,do%20with%20Sir%20Isaac%20Newton.

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– NeverNotTrump 1 point ago +1 / -0

The first Fig Newtons were baked at the F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery in 1891.[7] The product was named after the city of Newton, Massachusetts, and contrary to popular belief, has nothing to do with Sir Isaac Newton.

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