Not all of us out there are experienced wine aficionados and have the ability to open a bottle of wine with two twists of the wrist followed by a perfect pour dashing into the wine glasses of our guests. Matter of fact, a lot of people struggle with the old-fashioned corkscrew which can end in tragedy with the cork either breaking half way out or the crumbs of the cork mixing with the wine, tainting the entire drinking experience. And to be honest, nobody in their right mind is trying to drink wine out of a bottle with a twist top, so many prefer to struggle even though wine bottle opener technology has picked up throughout the years.
Now, you can open a bottle of wine with minimal effort thanks to this electric wine bottle opener brought to you by Oster. With a simple press of a button, you can save yourself the embarrassment of attempting to open a wine bottle with a corkscrew. We gotta admit it, this is a necessary purchase for households everywhere.
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.