Old trends always have a way of popping back up, don't they?
Wired editor, Arielle Pardes, left Twitter shook on Monday after posting a very revealing photo of how far we have come as a society. Spoiler: we haven't come that far.
SEE ALSO: The Hidden History of Fidget Spinners
You know these new wacky gadgets called fidget spinners that have taken over the internet? Apparently, they have been around since roughly 2000-1800 B.C.E., as made evident by this museum display.
Proof that there are no original ideas anymore http://pic.twitter.com/7zPxYha7QQ
— Arielle Pardes (@pardesoteric) July 31, 2017
Apparently, in ancient Iraq, they made a "spinning toy with animal heads" out of baked clay. Read more...
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