In 2009, a Tea Party1> Republican had to ask for donations to pay his hospital bills when he ended up in a wheelchair after fighting with Dems about Obamacare.
In 2014, a Chinese billionaire bought a teacup for $36 million, and put it on his
American Express Black Card. Thanks to its merchant fees,1> Amex likely pocketed about $1,000,000 from that single transaction.
When cops in Columbus went to assist a man in obvious pain, they discovered that he had just robbed a bank and was limping because a dye pack had exploded in his pants.
While showing off a 1787 Chateau Margaux once owned by Thomas Jefferson at a wine event, a merchant bumped a serving tray, cracked the bottle, and felt 80% of its contents trickle down his leg. Insurers paid $225,000, 43% of the asking price.
A NYC I-Team investigation in 2017 found that diplomats from rogue nations had accumulated more than $16 million in unpaid parking tickets. Syria, Iran, Russia, and China all had 6-figure debts.