Interesting Facts
The industry has achieved several world records and it has become famous for its involvement in some weird and wonderful cases
WORLD RECORDS
Most valuable legs: Actress Cyd Charisse, who starred in Singin' in the Rain with Gene Kelly in 1952, had an insurance policy accepted on her legs for $5m (£2.6m). The modern day
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