After more than 60 years spent falling down staircases, the Slinky is finally getting to strut its stuff. For over three riveting minutes of gravity-powered determination, one enterprising metal ...

(CBS News) Since the dawn of time man has dreamed of two things. Being able to fly and having a slinky walk a treadmill for a really, really long time. And while the former came to fruition ages ago, ...

It’s a new week and a new chance to make every day special. Here’s a list of daily celebrations we’ve compiled from a number of sources to help guide your week. Aug. 24: Weather Complaint Day. You ...

And makes a slinkity sound? Unless you have somehow lived an existence free of a certain metal coil toy, you probably can figure out that this refers to the Slinky. The classic toy -- the one that's ...

A spiraling legacy has fascinated and frustrated Lestine Lewis for decades. Today, 40 years after that first encounter, her quandary still remains: Just how do you get a Slinky to step down the stairs ...

With the holiday shopping season in full swing, I tip my hat to the most unlikely success story in the toy world. This item will end up in countless children’s Christmas stockings this December, just ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has a state dog, a state insect, a state fossil, and even a state beverage. Why, Bob Swaim wonders, can't it also have a state toy? Swaim, a retired math teacher ...