They may still make 'Power Rangers' TV shows and toys in the current day, but nothing will ever top the pop-culture phenomenon that the show was when it was first broadcast back in the 1990s. The adventures of Billy, Jason, Kimberley, Zack, Tommy, and Trinny captured the hearts of a generation of children, who persuaded their parents to buy them the full range of toys and products. They'll have been played with for a while, and then forgotten about and abandoned as all toys are in the end. If you had the toys - or you were one of the parents who was badgered into paying for them - you might be able to get your money back now.
The specific toy you're looking for is the Lost Galaxy Deluxe Gold Megazord, which is the rarest of all of them, and can command a price of $1,400 on its own. Full sets of the Power Rangers can still attract several hundred dollars, so it's worth finding out what yours might go for, too.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.