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Which came first: The jigsaw puzzle or Pepsi?
The jigsaw puzzle came first, in c. 1760 (invented). Pepsi followed about 130 years later, in 1893 (created).
- Firstc. 1760
The jigsaw puzzle
game · inventedJigsaw puzzles began around 1760 as wooden maps cut into pieces to teach children geography.
- Second1893
Pepsi
drink · createdPepsi was created in 1893 as "Brad's Drink" and first sold in Caleb Bradham's drugstore in North Carolina.
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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.