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Which came first: Cup Noodles or Raiders of the Lost Ark?

Cup Noodles came first, in 1971 (launched). Raiders of the Lost Ark followed 10 years later, in 1981 (released).

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  1. First1971

    Cup Noodles

    food · launched

    Cup Noodles came out in 1971, thirteen years after Nissin's founder Momofuku Ando invented instant noodles.

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  2. Second1981

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    film · released

    Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first Indiana Jones film, came out in 1981.

    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.