How often do people have an idea of what they want to do, but then the complete opposite happens? Like with Eminem's recent album - he probably thought he was releasing a masterpiece, and instead... well. We won't talk about that. Or Hillary. She thought she had that election in the bag.
It appears that no matter how much you plan for something, you can never anticipate the unexpected. In fact, Murphy's Law states that anything bad that CAN happen, WILL happen. That's a horrible law, but the world is full of horrible laws of nature, so what can you really expect?
This story is going to feature some of the most unfortunate things to ever happen to ordinary people, just when they least expected it. Be warned, though - some of these photos can be extreme, especially #48. Hopefully you don't get any flashbacks to awful situations you've been in, but if you do, know that you aren't alone.
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.