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TIL The Q*Bert arcade game had a special “knocker” inside the cabinet that would make a physical “knock” when Q*Bert fell off the stage (landing inside the arcade cabinet.)

by whatilearned April 22, 2022, 6:49 pm

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TIL Paul von Hindenburg, former President of Germany, was so famous he appeared on Stamps. After meeting with Adolph Hitler for the first time in October 1931 Hindenburg reportedly said that the only cabinet post Hitler was suited for was postmaster-general, “so he can lick me from behind”.

by whatilearned April 6, 2022, 9:04 am

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Joe Biden had a meeting with the Cabinet today

by cringeyjokesman March 31, 2022, 9:55 pm

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TIL of the Petticoat Affair, where the wives of POTUS Andrew Jackson’s Cabinet conspired to socially ostracise the War Secretary’s wife due to a controversy around her marriage. This rattled and led to the resignation of the entire cabinet.

by whatilearned February 22, 2022, 7:45 pm

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TIL: In houses built before 1971 it was common to have a medicine cabinet that allowed razor blades to be disposed in a slot that would drop the razor blades into the bathroom wall.

by whatilearned January 25, 2022, 9:37 pm

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What food in someone’s cabinet screams, “I’m bad at cooking”?

by QuestionGuy November 30, 2021, 3:16 pm

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TIL The Department Of Homeland Security, the third largest cabinet department after the DoD and VA was created less than 20 years ago in response to 9/11.

by whatilearned November 12, 2021, 12:13 pm

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People whose tupperware cabinet isn’t Schrodinger’s Landslide – how?

by QuestionGuy October 23, 2021, 6:41 pm

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TIL In 1819, when King Francis visited the Pompeii exhibition there with his wife and daughter, he was so embarrassed by the erotic artwork that he had it locked away in a “secret cabinet”, a gallery within the museum accessible only to “people of mature age and respected morals”.

by whatilearned September 5, 2021, 8:46 am

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TIL Karl Dönitz became fuhrer after Hitler’s suicide, & his cabinet continued to have daily 10am meetings for about a month even though they had no power. They discussed how Germany should proceed after the war, despite the Allies showing absolutely no interest in adopting their plans

by whatilearned August 30, 2021, 10:29 am

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I grabbed a pack of Oreos out of the cabinet, but I had such a hard time getting them open that the pack suddenly ripped down the side and spilled them all over the floor.

by cringeyjokesman July 26, 2021, 5:59 am

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Lead Risk Lurks in Spice Rack The curry powder in your cabinet may pose a lead poisoning risk to your children, according to a new study.

by DailyHealthNews July 6, 2021, 11:54 am

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