Those colorful candles burning brightly atop a birthday cake may look lovely, but apparently blowing them out has some pretty disgusting side effects, researchers say. A study in the Journal of Food ...

Across the globe, people celebrate birthdays with cakes decorated with candles. But have you ever wondered why? The tradition of birthday cakes dates back to ancient times. The Greeks are credited ...

Blowing out birthday candles is an age-old tradition, but it's something that's more likely to make people cringe than cheer in the age of COVID-19. Thanks to the pandemic, we've all become a lot more ...

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 ...

We may be entering the height of cold and flu season which means the tissues are flying, hand sanitizer is being squirted left and right, and everyone is trying their best to cover their mouths when ...

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 ...