Back to happier topics, we've all encountered the most interesting man in the world at least once on our internet travels! With his conversational pose, his fine suit, and his trusty beer in front of him, he's about to regale you with a fascinating tale about his life. No matter what he has to say, it's bound to be smug, or condescending. A typical caption for this meme would be something like, 'I don't always study, but when I do, I make sure it's the night before the exam.'
As some of our readers will know, the world's most interesting man is actually the American actor Jonathan Goldsmith, and the image is taken from a beer commercial. After it went viral, it's believed to have increased sales of the beer by upwards of fifteen percent, so we imagine the company behind it were more than pleased. Of all the things he's ever done in his acting career, it'll probably always be the one he's best known for.
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.