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Which came first: Aspirin or Paddington Bear?

Aspirin came first, in 1897 (first made). Paddington Bear followed 61 years later, in 1958 (first appears).

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  1. First1897

    Aspirin

    medicine · first made

    Bayer chemists first made pure aspirin in 1897; by 1899 Bayer had named it Aspirin and was selling it worldwide.

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  2. Second1958

    Paddington Bear

    character · first appears

    Paddington Bear first appeared in a book in 1958.

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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.