Model ‘cuts the cheese’ in posh supermarkets
And other stories from the stranger side of life
A model on TikTok said she likes to fart in the cheese aisle in posh supermarkets, the Daily Star reported. Known as Plastic Amie on the social network, the brunette told her 360,000 followers: “I like farting in the cheese section of posh supermarkets.” She added that she likes to “hear the snooty people talk about how amazing the fresh cheese smells”. Once, she claimed, a shopper said they could smell “the fresh scent” of the French countryside. “I was so flattered,” she said.
Builder finds note from 1940s
A builder carrying out restorations to a church roof discovered a handwritten note dating back to 1941 offering advice to the future generation. The worker, at St. James’ Church in Antwerp, Belgium, found a matchbox delicately placed inside of an ornament hanging from the towering ceiling, The Mirror reported. Inside was a note saying: “I want to advise the next generations for when another war comes along. Have a sufficient amount of food in excess like rice, coffee, flour, tobacco, grains, wheat, to keep you alive.”
Man wins jackpot in lottery he didn’t know he had entered
A US man won a $100,000 jackpot on the lottery without even being aware that he had entered. The 58-year-old told lottery officials he used the lottery’s app to scan a few non-winning $300,000,000 tickets without realising he was setting himself up for a jackpot. “I never read the back of the ticket, so I didn’t know that by scanning them, I earned entries into a giveaway,” he told UPI. The man said he plans to use his winnings to help his family.
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