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Which came first: 2001: A Space Odyssey or Hawaiian pizza?

Hawaiian pizza came first, in 1962 (invented). 2001: A Space Odyssey followed 6 years later, in 1968 (released).

  1. Second1968

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    film · released

    2001: A Space Odyssey came out in 1968 and has no dialogue for roughly its first and last twenty minutes.

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  2. First1962

    Hawaiian pizza

    food · invented

    Hawaiian pizza was invented in Canada in 1962 by a Greek immigrant.

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.