FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable. But this is a prison cell with a twist - as it's part of a HOTEL. 'Prisoners' at the hotel can experience a night locked up inside the former prison and find out firsthand what life was like inside the dingy cells, with the helping hand of a few modern necessities thrown in. The intriguing 56-room Alcatraz Hotel is located in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and sees guests don striped pyjamas to really get into the spirit of their stay. Receptionist David Woodard, 23, says: “Dr. Michael Koll and Dr. Andreas Kirsch bought the former prison and had the idea to change it into a hotel in 2007, five years after it closed.
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
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MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
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A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .