We know you know that Cool Whip is definitely no health food. But did you know how seriously full of junk it is? For something that markets itself as a whipped cream, there is very little dairy, or, you know, actual cream involved. Some skim milk and light cream is about as 'natural' as it gets when you study the Cool Whip ingredients. When you really get down to it, this product is essentially water, high fructose corn syrup, vegetable oil, and a whole lot of additives.
One of the ingredients, sorbitan monostearate, has even been linked to enlarged kidneys in mice. There are plenty of alternatives to Cool Whip if you decide you don't want a giant kidney. You could use a dollop of creamy coconut yoghurt or Greek yoghurt, or even whip up some of your own fresh cream instead.
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.