Even for meat-eaters, bacon and pig products are something of a quandary. We know that pigs are highly intelligent animals, who've displayed evidence of self-awareness and an understanding of cause and effect, but at the same time bacon is delicious. Not every pig ends up as bacon though; many live out long and happy lives. We're not sure if this pig was one of them, but he certainly did everything he could to achieve his freedom!
We have absolutely no idea how he managed to escape the livestock truck; we didn't know pigs could climb or jump, but this brave soul appears to have done both. His friends, still inside the truck, seem to be gazing on at him in wonder. We're pleased to say he survived the fall, was rescued by the local police force, and was adopted by the police. He now lives at a police station in a shelter usually reserved for police dogs!
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.