13 Inventions That Are Kind of Silly But Have Made Their Creators Very Rich

Pulling at the wishbone and making a wish is a beloved Thanksgiving tradition, and it was only a matter of time before someone tried to capitalize on it. Enters Ken Ahroni. He invented the “fake wishbones” or “plastic wishbones,” or by their official name, Lucky Break Wishbone, in the late 1990s.

The idea was to allow all family members around the dinner table to have their own wishbone and participate in the beloved tradition. It also allows vegeterians who normally refrain from touching the real wishbone to participate in the beloved tradition.