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A duped newspaper or magazine could contend that a fiction-spouting journalist obtained part of his salary via fraud, and use a criminal proceeding to try and recoup that money. Given the profession's notoriously low wages, however, it's probably not worth the publicity headache and legal fees. No news organization has ever pursued such a case.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: Case Contend Could Criminal Ever Fees Fraud Given Headache His However Journalist Legal Low Magazine Money News Newspaper Obtained Organization Part Profession Publicity Pursued Salary Try Use Via Wages Worth

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Though President Grover Cleveland declared Labor Day a national holiday in 1894, the occasion was first observed on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City.

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Topics: City Cleveland Day First Holiday Labor Labor Day National New New York New York City Observed Occasion President Sept Though York

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In 1887, Oregon became the first state to make Labor Day an official holiday, with Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York quickly following suit.

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Topics: Became Colorado Day First Following Holiday Jersey Labor Labor Day Make Massachusetts New New Jersey New York Official Oregon Quickly State Suit York

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According to Ted Watt's 'The First Labor Day Parade,' the September date was chosen because it coincided with a Knights of Labor conference in New York, thus guaranteeing a sizable turnout for the festivities.

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Topics: According Because Chosen Conference Date Day First Knights Labor Labor Day New New York Parade September Ted Thus York

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You don't have to be Wilt Chamberlain to get into the Basketball Hall of Fame. If you don't have a sweet turnaround jumper from 18 feet, the best route to the Hall is fatherhood. Daniel Biasone, aka the 'father of the 24-second clock,' made the cut.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: Basketball Best Clock Cut Daniel Fame Father Fatherhood Feet Get Hall Made Route Sweet Turnaround Wilt You

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The hazards posed by Near-Earth Asteroids are assessed by Sentry, a computer system developed by the Near-Earth Objects Group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The software factors together a cosmic rock's coordinates, distance, velocity, and gravitational influences to calculate its trajectory.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: Calculate Computer Coordinate Cosmic Developed Distance Factors Gravitational Group Hazards Influences Jet Laboratory Nasa Objects Rock Software System Together Trajectory Velocity

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Back in the NBA's pre-mask era, ballers with busted noses or orbital bones had two unappealing options: Sit out and heal, or strap on a Michael Myers-looking opaque face shield closely related to that worn by hockey goalies.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: Back Bones Busted Closely Era Face Had Heal Hockey Michael Nba Noses Opaque Options Out Related Shield Sit Two Worn

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The most spectacular anti-lava effort in history occurred on the Icelandic island of Heimaey in 1973.

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Topics: Effort History Island Most Occurred Spectacular

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In the early years of America's skyjacking epidemic, the airlines were reluctant to let the FBI attempt to end hijackings by force; they feared that innocents would get caught in the crossfire, thereby sparking a wave of negative publicity.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: Airlines America Attempt Caught Early Early Years End Epidemic Feared Force Get Innocents Negative Publicity Reluctant Thereby Wave Were Would Years Fbi

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A surprising number of American skyjackers were not yet old enough to drink or sometimes even drive. These adolescents were generally inept at planning their crimes, and few of their capers met with any success; most seemed to end within moments of starting, usually after a fatherly pilot convinced the nervous teen to hand over his gun.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: Adolescent After American Any Convinced Crimes Drink Drive End Enough Even Few Generally Gun Hand His Inept Met Moments Most Nervous Number Old Old Enough Over Pilot Planning Seemed Sometimes Starting Success Surprising Teen Were Within

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: September 21st, 1974

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