3. Kanye West's Burger King Restaurants

3. Kanye West's Burger King Restaurants

When it comes to Kanye West, we've learned to expect the unexpected. Whether it's his public appearances or his Twitter storms, West has the capacity to surprise, entertain and sometimes confuse his audience with his erratic actions. Fortunately, he has his wife Kim Kardashian on hand to keep him on the straight and narrow. She's more than used to his eccentricities - which were never more apparent than in his choice of wedding present for her.

While you might expect a rap star to buy their wife the latest and most valuable 'bling' accessories, West instead bought Kardashian a chain of ten Burger King restaurants, all positioned in strategic locations across the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe. He spent $7.5m making her their new owner. Apparently, he believed they'd make a great investment and pay out big money in the future. We don't think she was short of money in the first place!

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Did You Know...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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