For some people, the best part of the internet is all the cat videos and memes. For others, the best part of the internet is something far less family friendly (I'm talking to you, Mr. Private Browsing). Then there's the people who enjoy the internet by utilizing its true power: it makes it very easy to get away with a lie.
Why is it so easy and fun to lie on the internet? That's because it can be very hard to find indisputable proof to catch someone in their internet lie, but when it does happen it's something everyone loves to see. Especially in the Fake News era where even out news outlets are just saying whatever the heck they want.
No lie goes unpunished, however, as is evident by this list of 50 people who will forever be marked on the internet as liars.Read on to see if you're guilty of any of these lies yourself, or maybe it'll give you some ideas. Just don't get caught like these people. #47 will absolutely make you fall to the floor!
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.