Toilet roll in fridge 'soaks up odours'
And other stories from the stranger side of life

People are keeping their toilet paper in the fridge for a "bonkers" reason, said LadBible. It's "not exactly the most appetising sight when you swing the door open", said the outlet, but "people claim the tissue has a strange superpower" because it "supposedly soaks up all the odours plaguing your fridge". A TikTok said it was a "secret hack" stolen from the hotel industry, where it is commonplace in big kitchens.
Dior launches baby perfume
Dior has launched a £230 perfume for babies made from scented water, reported the Daily Star. The fashion house refers to the scent as a "gentle reminder of sweet memories of early childhood." Available in two alcohol-free 'colours', Bonne Étoile is said to contain "light notes of fruit, pillowy cotton, and velvety petals", and comes in pink and celadon 100ml bottles. A Mumsnet user said she wasn't sure the fragrance would be a success.
Blind runner marries guide
A blind runner has married the man assigned to help her complete her first race. Kelly Barton, from Southport, Merseyside, took part in a Parkrun event in 2016, where Mike Leatherbarrow was her running guide. The duo continued to run together, “falling madly in love over the miles”, said Barton. They "remain ardent Parkrun fans", said The Telegraph, and even scheduled their wedding for a Friday to ensure they could take part in a Parkrun the following morning.
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Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude. He was a columnist for The Big Issue and landed a world exclusive with David Beckham that became the weekly magazine’s bestselling issue. He now writes regularly for The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, FourFourTwo and the i new site. He is also the author of a number of non-fiction books.
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