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Which came first: Bubble gum or Sony?
Bubble gum came first, in 1928 (invented). Sony followed 18 years later, in 1946 (founded).
- First1928
Bubble gum
food · inventedThe first bubble gum that worked, Dubble Bubble, was made in 1928 by an accountant.
- Second1946
Sony
company · foundedSony began in 1946 as a workshop in a Tokyo department store building, where its founder repaired and modified radios.
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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.