Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: Dunkin' Donuts or the discovery of the Terracotta Army?
Dunkin' Donuts came first, in 1950 (founded). The discovery of the Terracotta Army followed about 24 years later, in c. 1974.
- First1950
Dunkin' Donuts
company · foundedDunkin' Donuts was founded in Quincy, near Boston, in 1950, when Bill Rosenberg renamed his Open Kettle doughnut shop.
- 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.