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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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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Young pranksters in Beverly Hills are banned from wielding shaving cream, silly string or hair removal gel on Halloween night, thanks to a new ordinance adopted by the upscale city known for its ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. It's messy. It's dangerous. It sticks to your hair. It's silly string, and it's now illegal to possess the ...