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Which came first: Volleyball or Winnie-the-Pooh?
Volleyball came first, in 1895 (invented). Winnie-the-Pooh followed 31 years later, in 1926 (published).
- First1895
Volleyball
sport · inventedVolleyball was invented in 1895 for YMCA clients, mostly middle-aged businessmen who found basketball too demanding.
- Second1926
Winnie-the-Pooh
book · publishedWinnie-the-Pooh was published in 1926; Winnie was a real bear at London Zoo.
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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.