7 People Who Made Fortunes In The Most Unusual Ways

4. Kent Adonai, Manservant

Who says loyalty doesn’t pay you, it does and sometimes when you are honest enough towards your master, you land among millions. Kent Adonai was so loyal to his master Lord Glenconner, who named his entire will in Adonai’s name. And on top of that he didn’t give a single penny to his own family.

5. Gary Dahl, PetRock

Dahl was sitting in a bar listening to friends complaining about their pets. He joked that he had the perfect pet, a rock. This led to the idea of selling rocks to people as pets, complete with instructions. The instruction book was the real product, which was full of gags and puns. Dahl sold 1.5 million Pet Rocks for $4. The 1975 fad only lasted about half a year, but that was enough to make Dahl a millionaire.

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