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[–] grue@lemmy.world 40 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I was gonna comment "yeah, but Leibniz fucks!" but then I decided to fact-check myself.

"Leibniz never married, and his funeral was only attended by his personal secretary."

...well, shit. The meme checks out!

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hey maybe he was just too wild to be tied up.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

That's possible, but if that were the case I'd expect there to be a bunch of illegitimate children at his funeral.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

At least there are tasty cookies named after him. That's even better than scientific fame.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Inb4 the "[Choco] Leibniz — [Fig] Newton cookie controversy!"

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Well that confirms it then... Leibniz was ace.