The $300 Million ‘Pet Rock’ Fortune: How a Simple Idea Became a Cultural Phenomenon

A vintage Pet Rock package from the 1970s, featuring a cardboard box with air holes and a rock inside.

Imagine making millions of dollars selling something that people can find for free. Sounds absurd, right? Yet, in the 1970s, an ingenious entrepreneur named Gary Dahl did just that. He …

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