The invention of Silly String was a complete accident that nearly didn't happen. In 1972, inventor Leonard A. Fish and chemist Robert P. Cox set out to create an aerosol spray that would act as an ...

A Silly String prohibition sign in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. (David McNew/AFP via Getty Images) To hear police and locals tell it, Halloween in Hollywood two decades ago was out of ...

January10, 2007: Troops have a tendency to improvise. They've often used commercial equipment, where it seemed better than issue stuff. And they're usually quick to spot ways to use in combat items ...

January10, 2007: Troops have a tendency to improvise. They've often used commercial equipment, where it seemed better than issue stuff. And they're usually quick to spot ways to use in combat items ...

Worried that Silly String could damage the paint on cars, the town board in Huntington, N.Y., passed a law restricting sales of Silly String on parade days. Well, maybe nobody is using maps anymore, ...

Hollywood Halloween revelers beware: those celebrating the haunted holiday with silly string are in danger of being fined. Thanks to a Los Angeles Municipal Code ordinance, anyone possessing, using or ...

WARREN — Warren High School students are ignoring a campuswide ban on Silly String that took effect last fall after a group of senior pranksters blasted their junior-class rivals during a pep rally.

Submitted by Ward of Kit Up! We've seen reports in Time (sorry . . . promise we don't make a habit of reading it) and CBS affiliate KOVR relating that troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have discovered ...

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