We've all heard the jokes when it's time to blow out the candles on our birthday cakes. Every year, without fail, at least one person will yell "don't spit" at the last second. Of course, no one wants ...

Birthday cakes have been a tradition since the Ancient Romans were around, and celebrating someone’s birth with a delicious pastry seems pretty logical. But have you ever wondered who the first ...

Breaking news: It seems I've gotten old. I knew it would happen, just not this soon. The subject came up because tomorrow is my birthday. (With the number of candles required my birthday cake might ...

KMBC 9’S ALAN SHOPE EXPLAINS WHY DOCTORS SAY IT’S PROBABLY NOT A GOOD IDEA. >> IT’S ONE OF OUR HAPPIEST MOMENTS CELEBRATING LIFE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND BIRTHDAY BUT NOW WITH COVID SOME ARE ASKING SHOULD ...

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Some people are worried about the act of "blowing out candles on birthday cake", "Is it possible that the collar will lean on the cake and the bacteria will sprinkle?" Scientists conducted experiments ...

Tejas Patel, an Ahmedabad-based builder, didn’t miss blowing out the candles on his birthday cake on April 24. He ritualistically closed his eyes, made a wish and then shocked everybody with his ...

Ah, birthdays: the best day of the year, when you get to spit all over a cake baked in your honor and force all of your closest friends to eat it with a smile on their faces. Then, a few months back ...

Mitt Romney said he blew out each candle one by one because he was sick. Happy birthday, even if it’s not today! Whether you go for traditional candles, sparklers or those tricky ones you can’t blow ...