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Which came first: the 24 Hours of Le Mans or Spam?
The 24 Hours of Le Mans came first, in 1923 (first held). Spam followed 14 years later, in 1937 (launched).
- First1923
The 24 Hours of Le Mans
event · first heldThe 24 Hours of Le Mans was first run in 1923 and is the oldest active endurance race for cars.
- Second1937
Spam
food · launchedSpam launched in 1937; the U.S. military received over 150 million pounds of it before World War II ended.
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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.