Perry Mason Not a Lawyer A man named Perry Mason was arrested in Houston Tuesday. The offense? Practicing law without a license. The 43-year-old man was charged with barratry, which is a third-degree felony. No one named Perry Mason is licensed to practice law in Texas, according to bar records. The TV character Perry Mason was an excellent lawyer, winning almost all his cases when the show aired from 1957 to 1965. Laundry Retrieved from... READ ON

From Greece to Poland Underneath A Bus A 19-year-old Afghan man named Yahiya climbed underneath a bus in Athens and strapped himself to the undercarriage with a belt for a free ride. He traveled this way through Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary and Slovakia, and was discovered in Nowa Deba, Poland. Along the way, his face was scratched every time the bus changed gears. When he emerged from the bus after his 1,700 mile trip, Yahiya was disappointed to find he was in Poland instead of Italy, his intended... READ ON

Toilet Sausage Causes Prison Evacuation 130 inmates at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center in Washington state were evacuated Wednesday evening when smoke was seen coming out of a sewer vent. The cause of the smoke was found to be an inmate who was heating up some sausage in a toilet in his cell. The story does not explain how he was doing this, but the unnamed prisoner was placed in segregation pending a discipline hearing. Mythbusters 'Big Bang' Shocks... READ ON

16 Arrested in Fight at Nonviolence Concert Silver Spring, Maryland hosted a youth concert called Stop the Violence in memory of 14-year-old student Tai Lam, who was shot to death last year. Fighting broke out near the stage, and police arrested 16 adults and juveniles for disorderly conduct, assault, and resisting arrest. St. Bernard Frozen in... READ ON