An employee who fought back against a robber admitted his heroic deed was prompted by his concern of how it would look on YouTube if he did not. Dustin Hoffmann, a Dunkin' Donuts employee, was reported to have whacked a robber on the head with the store's tip cup, after the thief attacked him and started taking cash from the register. "What was going through my mind at that point was that the security tape is either going to show me run away and hide in the office or whack this guy in the head," Hoffmann said. "So I just grabbed the cup and clocked that guy pretty hard. "

Mark Littell, a former Arizona major league pitcher, recently designed a protection cup for men that would provide better safety and comfort. The former pitching pro unveiled the NuttyBuddy, a protection cup that according to him provided a form-fitting shape for better comfort and safety. This idea was started after a poll conducted by Littell revealed that almost half of current baseball professionals step up to the plate without wearing their safety cups, putting their manhood at risk.

Baseball is a game of glorious records and streaks, like those by Cal Ripken, Joe DiMaggio and the New York Yankees. Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard has his own remarkable streak of 121 straight playoff games behind the microphone. Sheppard's streak will unfortunately end when the American League Division Series returns to New York, however, as the 97-year-old is having a bout with bronchial infection.

In an attempt to collect artifacts that represent life from modern times, the Finnish National Museum and the Helsinki City Museum are keeping a box for a frozen pizza as one of their several new collectibles. The artifacts in the museum would represent life from the 21st century and would include items like the pizza box and an edition of the music magazine Sue.

A Texas mother, who posted a page on MySpace saying "I want my son back", is currently in jail after hiring kidnappers to steal her own son who was staying with his father. According to police, Lisa Gonzales used MySpace. com to find kidnappers willing to take the boy from his father and she allegedly offered $500 to anyone who would do the job well.