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We've (or should that be weave!) seen some hair-raising projects in our time but none more so than this. Created by Italian hairstylist Maria Lucia Mugno this small Fiat 500 is covered entirely in human hair. Thereâs hair everywhere â on the exterior, the seats, the dashboard, and even the steering wheel. Paying homage to her career, the 44-year-old hairstylist decided to cover it in hair after a friend bet her that she couldnât do it. So with the help of her assistant Valentino Stassano, she spent 150 hours sewing thickly braided strands of hair imported from India onto her small Fiat 500. The effort won her the Guinness World Record title for the worldâs hairiest car. As if that wasn't enough, sheâs now added another 20 kg of hair to the car, setting a new record this year. The additional hair is sculpted into the shape of butterfly wings that sit on top, symbolising freedom and peace in the world. In case youâre wondering, Maria does drive the furry beast around town. And she brushes it down regularly to keep it looking well groomed. Given the fact that natural hair extensions are quite expensive, the car is estimated to be worth almost 100,000USD! (credit:WENN)
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A 9m x 6m spider web has taken over the Shard! Using 400m of Cadbury purple rope and a staggering 250hrs to create. (credit:Joel Anderson )
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A 9m x 6m spider web has taken over the Shard! Using 400m of Cadbury purple rope and a staggering 250hrs to create. (credit:Joel Anderson )
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - OCTOBER 24: Ashya King waves to journalists as he leaves the thirtieth and last of the proton treatment sessions at the Proton Therapy Centre on October 24, 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic. Five year old Ashya King, who has a brain tumour, was taken by his parents from a UK hospital against medical advice and transported to Spain for medical treatment and then transported to Prague for proton treatment. Ashya is hospitalized in the University Motol Hospital in Prague from mid-September. (Photo by Matej Divizna/Getty Images) (credit:Matej Divizna via Getty Images)
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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, left, speaks with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. Britain says its prime minister, David Cameron, is protesting a European Union request for an additional 2.1 billion euro ($2.65 billion) contribution to the EU coffers at a time of increasing pressure at home for the country to leave the bloc. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: Queen Elizabeth II sends her first Tweet during a visit to the 'Information Age' Exhibition at the Science Museum on October 24, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: Queen Elizabeth II sends her first Tweet during a visit to the 'Information Age' Exhibition at the Science Museum on October 24, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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Astronaut Don Pettit on the ISS took these stunning long exposure images of Earth long showing star trails from space (credit:Don Pettit/NASA)
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Astronaut Don Pettit on the ISS took these stunning long exposure images of Earth long showing star trails from space (credit:Don Pettit/NASA)
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OTTAWA, CANADA - OCTOBER 23: In this handout photo provided by the PMO, Prime Minister Stephen Harper (C) delivers remarks in the House of Commons addressing the attacks in the Nation's Capital on October 23, 2014 in Ottawa, Canada. The gunman, identified as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, was shot and killed by Kevin Vickers while still inside the Parliament building. (Photo by Jason Ransom/PMO via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
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OTTAWA, CANADA - OCTOBER 23: In this handout photo provided by the PMO, Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) and all Members of Parliament applaud Kevin Vickers, Sergeant-at-Arms, during the reopening of Parliament on October 23, 2014 in Ottawa, Canada. The gunman, identified as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, was shot and killed by Kevin Vickers while still inside the Parliament building. (Photo by Jason Ransom/PMO via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
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OTTAWA, ON - OCTOBER 23: Members of the Canadian armed forces pay their respects for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo of the Canadian Army Reserves at the National War Memorial, who was killed yesterday while standing guard at the memorial, on October 23, 2014 in Ottawa, Canada. After killing Cirillo the gunman stormed the main parliament building, terrorizing the public and politicians, before he was shot dead. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) (credit:Andrew Burton via Getty Images)
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Fire fighters extinguish a fire after an explosion in Ludwigshafen, Germany, 23 October 2014. At least one person died during the violent explosion, ten others were injured. Photo: Bernhard Kunz/Augenklick/dpa (credit:Kunz / Augenklick/DPA)
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A policeman and an employee walk along the crater of an explosion in Ludwigshafen, Germany, 24 October 2014. After the gas explosion the fire brigade and police gave the all-clear. The day before a man died and 26 other people were injured. Photo: Fredrik von Erichsen/dpa (credit:Fredrik von Erichsen/DPA)
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DERBY, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne smiles as two year old Monica Tamber plays at the Toyota company nursery on October 24, 2014 in Derby, England. The Chancellor is on a two day tour meeting with women working in the UK economy. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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David Hasselhoff launches his app 'Hoff Zombie Beach' on the banks of The River Thames (credit:Rex Features)
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Egyptian youths play soccer in the Warraq neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Local people watch as a man beats a traditional drum while participating in a parade to celebrate New Year of the ethnic Newaris in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. Members of the Newar community celebrate their New Year's Day by praying for longevity and performing rituals to purify and empower the soul for the coming year. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A New York City Department of Health and Hospitals Police (NYHP) officer walks past the entrance to Bellevue Hospital October 23, 2014 after a doctor who recently returned to New York from West Africa was rushed with a fever t o be tested for possible Ebola, the city's health department said. The preliminary test results are expected in the next 12 hours. Bellevue is one of three hospitals in Manhattan and eight in the state of New York equipped to handle patients diagnosed with Ebola. (credit:TIMOTHY A. CLARY via Getty Images)
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Media gather outside the home of Craig Spencer, a Doctors Without Borders physician who recently returned to the city after treating Ebola patients in West Africa, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, in New York. Spencer tested positive for the virus, according to preliminary test results, city officials said. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Comedy legend Mel Brooks unveils "Mel Brooks Boulevard" on the Fox Lot next to a mural tribute painted onto the side of Stage 5 where his feature film "Young Frankenstein" was filmed over 40 years ago on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 in Los Angeles. The ceremony coincides with the "Young Frankenstein" 40th Anniversary Blu-ray release. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision for Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment/AP Images) (credit:Invision for Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends the Action on Addiction Autumn Gala Evening at L'Anima on October 23, 2014 in London, England. (credit:Max Mumby/Indigo via Getty Images)
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends the Action on Addiction autumn Gala evening at L'Anima on October 23, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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Britain's Kate the Duchess of Cambridge greets supporters as she attends an Autumn gala evening dinner and reception in aid of Action on Addiction at L'Anima Restaurant in London, England, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. Kate is patron of the charity and met charity supporters during a pre-dinner reception. (AP Photo/Justin Tallis, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Militants of Islamic State (IS) are seen just before explosion of air strike on Tilsehir hill near Turkish border on October 23, 2014, at Yumurtalik village, in Sanliurfa province. Turkey said on October 21 that Kurdish peshmerga fighters based in Iraq have yet to cross into Syria from Turkish territory, a day after announcing it was assisting their transit to join the battle for the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab. It was seen as a major switch in policy by Turkey, which until now has refused to interfere in the over month-long battle for Kobane between Syrian Kurdish fighters and Islamic State (IS) jihadists. (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Militants of Islamic State (IS) stand just before explosion of an air strike on Tilsehir hill near Turkish border on October 23, 2014, at Yumurtalik village, in Sanliurfa province. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that 200 Iraqi Kurd peshmerga fighters would travel through Turkey to the flashpoint Syrian border town of Kobane under assault by the Islamic State group. (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper hugs the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 in Ottawa. The House of Commons is back in action, kicked off by an exhilarating show of support for Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers, who was among those who opened fire on Michael Zehaf Bibeau, who stormed Parliament Hill on Wednesday. (credit:AP Photo)
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The sun rises from behind the Hajjar Mountains as one of the world largest hot air balloons carries 24 passengers flying over the Margham desert about 60 km (37 miles) southeast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Thick smoke and flames from an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition rise in Kobani, Syria, as seen from a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for a European Union summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels on October 23, 2014. The two-day summit of the European Council in Brussels will focus on an ambitious package of climate change targets for 2030 but also tackle the Ebola crisis, economic stagnation, concern over Ukraine and tension in Cyprus over Turkey. (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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An adult helps a child light a firecracker during Diwali celebrations in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. Diwali, the festival of lights, is one of Hinduism's most important festivals dedicated to the worship of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth. (credit:Anupam Nath/AP)
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Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's president and Workers Party candidate, greets supporters as she campaigns for re-election at a rally in Duque de Caxias on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. Rousseff is in a tight election contest that culminates Oct. 26 when Brazilians are expected to go to the polls and decide who'll be the next leader of Latin America's biggest economy. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)