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Which came first: Cheetos or Paddington Bear?

Cheetos came first, in 1948 (launched). Paddington Bear followed 10 years later, in 1958 (first appears).

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  1. First1948

    Cheetos

    food · launched

    Cheetos launched in 1948, made by the same man who created Fritos.

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  2. Second1958

    Paddington Bear

    character · first appears

    Paddington Bear first appeared in a book in 1958.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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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.