Although it seems like it was a million years ago now in terms of internet history, there was a point when you couldn't click a link, open a page, or seemingly go about any of your daily business without having your eyes and ears assaulted by the irritatingly-catchy 'What Does the Fox Say?' It racked well over three hundred million views on YouTube, and was more or less the precursor to 'Baby Shark.' Then, just as quickly as it had arrived, it was gone.
The man in the fox outfit was known as Ylvis (not to be confused with Elvis), part of a Norwegian band who are also known as 'Ylvis.' The band consists of him and his brother, although they've never quite been able to follow through on the success of their original creation. The last evidence we can find of them releasing a single was in 2014.
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.