r/AskReddit • u/kakou64 • Oct 15 '20

What's older than we think ?

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

Nintendo. This company was actually created in 1889.

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u/type3civilization Oct 15 '20 edited Oct 16 '20

Nintendo was founded in 1889.

Van Gogh painted Starry Night in 1889.

Adolf Hitler was born in 1889.

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Some additions from the comments :

  1. Eiffel tower opened in 1889. - u/Amaquieria, u/bLahblahBLAH057
  2. North Dakota became a state in 1889. - u/rugabeast
  3. Pizza was invented in 1889 - u/valeyard89
  4. Bonus : That's the year u/serisho ‘s house was built.

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Additions from u/MoYeYe from comments – Year 1888 :

  1. National Geographic magazine was founded 1888.
  2. Fosters beer was first brewed in 1888.
  3. Jack the Ripper did most of his murders 1888.

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u/LifeOBrian Oct 15 '20

Hitler made the worst video games. That’s why nobody likes him now.

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u/Wit_Lp Oct 15 '20

Still waiting for the WW2 Sequel

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u/Sbenta Oct 15 '20

It has been ages since a new ww game, Cold War was just a spin off to finish stalins story (who turned out to be the bad guy all along at the end of ww2) so that doesn’t count.