Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The invention of Silly String was a complete accident that nearly didn't happen. In 1972, inventor Leonard A. Fish and chemist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Silly String prohibition sign in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. (David McNew/AFP via Getty Images) To hear police ...

For a real laugh, look no further than the original patent applications of your favorite old-school novelty products. Take Silly String. You know it as the bane of every high school principal’s ...

As much of the West prepares for a hot, dry Fourth of July weekend, some of the area’s US Forest Service (USFS) managers have advised patriotic revelers to find alternatives to personal fireworks to ...

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STRATFORD, N.J. — In an age of multimillion-dollar high-tech weapons systems, sometimes it’s the simplest ideas that can save lives. Which is why a New Jersey mother is organizing a drive to send cans ...

In a decade or so, the strange, sad, and slightly humorous saga of how 80,000 cans of silly string made their way to Iraq will be a poignant reminder of the U.S. military's sometimes Quixotic battle ...

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.

Silly String is prohibited in Hollywood’s public places from 12:00 a.m. on Oct. 31 to 12:00 p.m. on Nov. 1. Violators face up to six months in jail and $1,000 in fines. In years past, Silly String ...