I always knew the alarm clock could be seriously bad for my health (okay, it was really just a hunch):
Must. kill. alarm. clock. - Engadget - www.engadget.com: "Seems a young Welsh woman died suddenly in 1998 and her mother is convinced it's the fault of, well--the alarm clock. Nearly seven years later, DNA tests were able to prove she had a rare condition called Long QT Syndrome which left her vulnerable to sudden shocks--like the kind you get from being woken up by an alarm clock."