Ancient fidget spinner confirms there’s really nothing new under the sun

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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 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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