You’ve seen them on the streets, on your commute and in your office; fidget spinners. The three-pronged pieces of plastic that are flicked for fun were originally designed as a therapeutic tool for ...

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What if I told you the whole nutty fidget spinner phenomenon is actually very, very old news? As in 4,000-year-old news? In a Reddit post titled "My daughter found the world's oldest fidget spinner in ...

Say hello to fidget spinners, the newest toy sensation. Fidget spinners are small plastic toys that provide a quick, soothing rotation. The gadgets were originally designed to help kids with attention ...

(KRON) — If you know a middle school kid, a parent, or a teacher of one, chances are you’ve seen the simple little colorful device that’s driving them all crazy lately. It is called a Fidget Spinner, ...

Toys R Us has literally scrambled the jets trying to meet the demand of this year's break-out toy, handheld whirligig known as a "fidget spinner." Unlike other toy explosions like the Tickle Me Elmo ...

If you find your fingers are generally a raw, bloody mess due to your boredom-induced nail-biting, or you're driving your cubicle neighbors insane from your desk-drumming and pen-clicking, fidget toys ...

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You’ve seen them on the streets, on your commute and in your office: fidget spinners. The three-pronged pieces of plastic that are flicked for fun were originally designed as a therapeutic tool for ...

The must-have toy of the year has emerged, and it is called the fidget spinner. And, Robert, I understand you are seeing one of these for the first time. SIEGEL: It consists of three circles. You know ...