person tearing a paper towel in a kitchen with two unused ones lying on the counter - Hazal Ak/Getty Images Paper towels are one of those home essentials most households can't go without.

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Nobody likes to run out of toilet paper or paper towels, so most of us keep extras around. But where are we storing all these bulky rolls of toilet paper and paper towels? In all the wrong places, as ...