Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: the birth of Bruce Lee or Pez?
Pez came first, in 1927 (first sold). The birth of Bruce Lee followed 13 years later, in 1940.
- Second1940
The birth of Bruce Lee
person · bornBruce Lee was born in San Francisco in 1940.
- First1927
Pez
food · first soldPez began in Austria in 1927 as peppermint sweets for adults; its name comes from Pfefferminz.
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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.