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This bone is called wishbone because of an old tradition in western countries. If two people find a wishbone when they are dining, they pull on each side of it. When it breaks, the one who gets the larger part is supposed to have a wish granted.

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The chicken's "wishbone" is NOT their sternum. The "Keel" forms their sternum. The wishbone is their clavicle (collarbone)

This superstition can be traced back to the Etruscans and passed to the Romans who ate guinea fowl and chicken. The chicken was thought to be an oracle or fortune teller. The dried bone was often stoked and wishes made during the ritual. Later, the ritual was changed when the bone was held by two people and broken with the person holding the larger portion being the "lucky" holder. The wishbone was also called the "merrythought" in some cultures.

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