IT’S the most popular toy on the planet right now, but the woman who invented the must-have fidget spinner isn’t making millions. Catherine Hettinger knew her invention — the fidget spinner — was ...

A child plays with a fidget spinner. Catherine Hettinger invented what would become the wildly popular toy back in the 1980s — but because she couldn’t renew her patent in 2005, she isn’t making a ...

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PITTSBURGH, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an entertaining novelty toy to alleviate boredom and nervous energy," said an inventor, from Hampton, Va., "so I invented the HOCKEY PUCK ...

The original fidget spinner was created by an inventor from Florida who thought it could help world peace by calming kids who threw rocks at police in Israel. These little gadgets have three weighted ...

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