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THAT'S ONE BIG BRUSH!

A Chinese artist has been declared a world record holder after creating the largest paintbrush in the world.

He Wenjun wielded the massive 12ft, 50 pound brish to create traditional calligraphy in a special exhibition in china. The artist says he built the kit himself using hair from the tails of 300 horses, which can soak up enough ink to add more than 45 lbs to the brush's weight. He showed off his mastery of the giant brush by successfully creating a giant 'dragon' character on a huge sheet of cloth.

TEENS WHO HAVE THEIR OWN CAR ARE TWO-AND-A-HALF TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT:

According to government figures, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS are the leading cause of death for American teenagers.

But it turns out there's a simple thing you can do to reduce your kid's chances of getting into an accident: Just don't let them have their own car. A new study has found that ONE in FOUR teens who own their own car has been involved in a car crash.

Meanwhile, just ONE in TEN teens who doesn't have their own car has been involved in an accident. --Or, put another way, teens who have their own set of wheels are TWO-AND-A-HALF TIMES more likely to be involved in a traffic accident as teens that don't. (MSNBC)


HERE ARE FIVE WAYS TO BURN AN EXTRA 500 CALORIES A DAY:

In your mid-20s, your metabolism slows down, and your body starts burning fewer calories . . . up to 200 less a day. Then at 40, your body REALLY starts packing it away. But it doesn't have to. Here are five easy ways to burn 500 extra calories a day . . .

#1.) WORKOUT OUTSIDE. You burn 10 percent more calories running outside than you do on a treadmill. Treadmills drag your feet, and you don't have to propel yourself forward. And running into the wind, even if it's a slight breeze, burns more calories.

#2.) ALWAYS WARM UP. Most of us don't take the five minutes to do it, but we should. For every degree your body temperature goes up, your metabolic rate increases by 13 percent.

#3.) RUN AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. Bursts of intense activity make you burn more fat than running or riding a bike at one constant speed. And even after you're finished, it makes your body burn about 15 percent more fat than it would otherwise.

#4.) DEVOTE ONE HOUR, ONCE A WEEK. Researchers found that people who worked out for an hour burned nearly five times as many post-workout calories as people who only exercised for 30 minutes.

#5.) USE HEAVIER DUMBBELLS. You burn 25 percent more calories lifting 20 pounds five times, than you do lifting 10 pounds ten times . . . even though it's the same total weight. --And researchers say that even if you can only do sets of 3 to 6 reps with heavier weights, it makes your body burn up to eight percent more calories every night while you SLEEP. (Prevention.com)