Inventor and robotics enthusiast Simone Giertz built the device to help her wake up in the morning.
A remarkable new plan could see drug convicts incarcerated within a prison guarded by crocodiles.
In a remarkable feat of old-age endurance, the pensioner reached the summit of Africa's tallest mountain.
Students were forced to leave their homes after a neighbor attempted a rather extreme cooking recipe.
When Luis Ortiz went to the doctor with a headache he was confronted with some rather unsettling news.
A Singapore Airlines flight was forced to make an unscheduled stop due to a rather unexpected issue.
A bizarre spectacle greeted pedestrians in Arizona this week when a large Halloween display got loose.
An airline passenger got the surprise of his life when he met someone who looked exactly like him.
Old footage showing a strange child-sized doll that can walk like a human has gone viral on the Internet.
An appropriately named canine companion managed to shoot his owner during a hunting trip in Indiana.
A 23-year-old from North Tyneside is addicted to eating sponges dipped in apple washing-up liquid.
The 42nd annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off featured a selection of monstrous vegetables.
The peculiar spectacle was picked up on camera by a motorist driving along a Russian highway.
Kansas governor Sam Brownback signed the peculiar proclamation as a fun way to tackle natural disasters.
The highly dubious video footage shows a small humanoid creature running across someone's floor.
12-year-old Katelyn Thornley suffers from a bizarre condition that causes her to sneeze constantly.
A careers adviser from Warwickshire in England used the old WWII shell to hold flowers for 30 years.
A woman ended up in hospital after accidentally using a can of builder's foam instead of hair mousse.
Despite being 105 years old, Japan's Hidekichi Miyazaki is still participating in running events.
A man in Detroit managed to set a gas station on fire while trying to use his lighter to kill a spider.