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 ...

A children's toy that has been refashioned by some U.S. soldiers as a bomb detector will be shipped by the thousands to troops in Iraq, the mother of a soldier behind the effort said. Soldiers can ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. – It's silly, but it's no joke. Two Belgrade women are collecting Silly String to send to soldiers in Iraq, who use the product to reveal trip wires. Margo Kirchhoff and Ellie Traucht ...

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 ...

StormTeam 8 Meteorologist Bill Graul was covered in silly string during WKBT’s live broadcast of the Oktoberfest Maple Leaf Parade Saturday morning. Members of 95.7 The Rock came up to the broadcast ...

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Silly string has become a serious issue in the city of Los Angeles. Declaring it a threat to public safety, a City Council committee voted Friday to ban the use or possession of silly string on city ...