London was located in the East Midlands dialect zone, but because of its status as the capital, its East Midlands dialect was influenced by southern (Saxon) and southeastern (Kentish) dialects. The normal East Midlands development of (Ã¼) was (oÍo), spelled u.
The million-dollar leg club has come a long way since film icon and poster girl Betty Grable starred in the 1939 classic, âMillion Dollar Legs.â. Since then, a host of celebrities and athletes have followed suit and had their famous legs â and feet â insured by Lloydâs of London for $1 million or more.
Going out on a limb - body parts and others. Throughout our history, we've hit the headlines for insuring the weird or rather wonderful body parts of celebrities. 1920s Silent film comedian Ben Turpin famously bought a $25,000 insurance policy with Lloyd's, payable if his trademark crossed eyes ever uncrossed.