Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: Esperanto or M&M's?
Esperanto came first, in 1887 (created). M&M's followed 54 years later, in 1941 (launched).
- First1887
Esperanto
language · createdEsperanto was created in 1887 by an eye doctor; the language is named after his pen name, Doktoro Esperanto.
- Second1941
M&M's
food · launchedM&M's were launched in 1941 and went to war in American soldiers' rations.
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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.