Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: Bugs Bunny or the discovery of the Terracotta Army?
Bugs Bunny came first, in 1940 (first appears). The discovery of the Terracotta Army followed about 34 years later, in c. 1974.
- First1940
Bugs Bunny
character · first appearsBugs Bunny first said "What's up, Doc?" in 1940, in the cartoon A Wild Hare.
- Secondc. 1974
The discovery of the Terracotta Army
discovery · foundFarmers digging a well in 1974 found the Terracotta Army, made for China's first emperor.
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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.