Origins Quiz — Tuesday, October 13, 2026

What toy began as a wartime failure, a silicone and boric acid mix that General Electric and Dow Corning chemists each made around 1943 while hunting for synthetic rubber? Advertising man Peter Hodgson bought a batch, gave it a new name, and sold it in plastic eggs for Easter 1950. (Two words: 5, 5 letters)

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