Nice burn! An 80-foot-long sponge cake completely covered with flaming birthday candles puts all your Grandma-is-so-old jokes to shame. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and ...

Just about everything has changed during the novel coronavirus pandemic, including the way that we celebrate birthdays; some are lucky to host intimate celebrations outside in a backyard or an empty ...

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 ...

You might have seen the viral clip of U.S. politician Mitt Romney blowing out his birthday candles. When the cake (which is actually just a pile of Twinkies) arrives with the lit candles, he lifts ...