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Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Animals laid eggs long before there were chickens, which is the egg's case. The chicken side argues that a chicken egg needs a chicken to lay it, so the bird had to come first.

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How 74 players answered

  1. The chicken61%45
  2. The egg39%29

Most people expected “The egg” to win, but “The chicken” did: only 44% saw it coming.

From 74 answers on the day it was asked, most recently Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Today’s answers are added at 12:15 AM New York time.

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