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Which came first: Hydrogen or Les Misérables (the novel)?
Hydrogen came first, in 1766 (discovered). Les Misérables (the novel) followed 96 years later, in 1862 (published).
- First1766
Hydrogen
element · discoveredHenry Cavendish identified hydrogen in 1766 and called it "inflammable air".
- Second1862
Les Misérables (the novel)
book · publishedVictor Hugo's Les Misérables came out in 1862 and builds to the Paris uprising of 1832.
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