Which came first? · Counterintuitive

Which came first: Adidas or the death of Laura Ingalls Wilder?

Adidas came first, in 1949 (founded). The death of Laura Ingalls Wilder followed 8 years later, in 1957.

  1. First1949

    Adidas

    company · founded

    Adidas was registered in 1949 after the Dassler brothers split; the other brother founded Puma.

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  2. Second1957

    The death of Laura Ingalls Wilder

    person · dies

    Laura Ingalls Wilder, of Little House on the Prairie, lived until 1957.

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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.