"Make a wish!" your loved ones shout as you take the deepest breath possible, preparing to blow out the candles that multiply with each passing year. The room quickly fills with smoke, leaving you a ...

Blowing out birthday candles is fun, but your spit is the icing on the cake — quite literally. Scientists say that puckering up and making a wish sends varying amounts of bacteria flying onto your ...

As a small child, I remember attending other children’s birthday parties at our local roller rink or McDonald’s and thinking, “Eww, I don’t want to eat that cake that some other kid essentially just ...