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... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > environmental science > consumption and waste > personal consumption and waste > toys > pet rocks
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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of sport and leisure > play (sociology) > toys > pet rocks

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pet rocks  

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  • The pet rock was invented in 1975 by Gary Dahl, a 38-year-old advertiser from Los Gatos, California. Dahl conceived of the idea while talking to friends about the demands of keeping pets. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Pet Rocks]

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