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Which came first: Animal Farm or Dunkin' Donuts?

Animal Farm came first, in 1945 (published). Dunkin' Donuts followed 5 years later, in 1950 (founded).

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  1. First1945

    Animal Farm

    book · published

    George Orwell's Animal Farm came out in August 1945; paper shortages and fear of offending the Soviet ally had held it back.

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  2. Second1950

    Dunkin' Donuts

    company · founded

    Dunkin' Donuts was founded in Quincy, near Boston, in 1950, when Bill Rosenberg renamed his Open Kettle doughnut shop.

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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.