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# The Incredible Prescience of Leonardo da Vinci
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/new-inventions-of-leonardo-da-vinci/
- Published: 2018-01-09T15:20:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:25:40.000Z
- Description: A newly discovered journal has revealed that Leonardo developed early versions of 21st century trends, from fidget spinners to cat cafés.
- Author: Jessica Campbell
- Tags: Comics, Leonardo da Vinci, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-18 14:37 (2018)

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