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Pet Rock

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Pet Rock

Summary

Pet Rock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,434 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Pet Rock is credited with the discovery of Gary Dahl[2].
  • Pet Rock is the creator of Gary Dahl[3].
  • Pet Rock is in the country of United States[4].
  • Pet Rock is a type of novelty item[5].
  • Pet Rock is a type of stone[6].
  • Pet Rock is a type of toy[7].
  • Pet Rock's Commons category is recorded as Pet rocks[8].
  • 1975 marks the founding of Pet Rock[9].
  • Pet Rock's official website is recorded as http://www.petrock.com[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include novelty item[5], stone[6], and toy[7].

Origins

1975 marks the founding of Pet Rock[9].

Why It Matters

Pet Rock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,434 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Nashville (series). wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Pet Rock. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pet-rock
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pet-rock_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Pet Rock}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pet-rock}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 27d ago · Battery Mania · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Creator → Gary Dahl
    Inception → —
    Country → —
    Subclass of → novelty item, stone, toy
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P856]]: http://www.petrock.com"
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