The battle for the title of "Greatest World War II movie of all time" is almost as fiercely fought as the war itself. "Dambusters" has got to be in the conversation, as has "Schindler's List". The more recent "Dunkirk" has made its way into the argument now too, but a lot of people will point to "Saving Private Ryan" and say it's never been topped.
They may have a point, but that doesn't mean it gets a free pass in terms of historical accuracy. Remember when Captain Miller gets heroically wounded in battle, and needs a little chill out time? He takes a pause to rest up against a motorcycle. The problem is that the bike is a Ural M-63, a model that wasn't invented until almost 20 years after the war ended. We're happy to give producers a little leeway, but that's not even close!
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.