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 ...

It's messy. It's dangerous. It sticks to your hair. It's silly string, and it's now illegal to possess the pressurized party favor on the streets of Hollywood, at least during Halloween celebrations.

MADISON, Ind. (WAVE)-- It's a special request from troops overseas. This time, it's not care packages full of cards and goodies that remind soldiers of home -- it's something a lot messier. WAVE 3's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PEABODY — Students at the Thomas Carroll Elementary School got to cover their principal, Tracy Smith, in streams of silly string Friday to celebrate their reading accomplishments. For the month of ...

As drought conditions persist in the southwest of the United States, U.S. Forest Service managers are urging people to avoid using fireworks on the Fourth of July to prevent wildfires. Instead, they ...

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