I Didn't Get You Anything This Year

While the date you were born occurs annually (except for leap year folks), the actual day you were born only comes once every seven years. If you happen to have been born on a Sunday, your birthday(date) will only fall on a Sunday once every seven years. The other six years, you are actually celebrating your birth date.

Save Some for Me

The folks in Russia often prefer pie when it comes to birthdays and instead of writing "Happy Birthday" in icing on the top, a festive greeting is poked into the top crust. Also, the person of honor is served after all the other guests not before.

No Fire Extinguisher Jokes Please

The first use of birthday candles is credited to the ancient Greeks. They are said to have made cakes in a circular shape to honor the goddess of the moon, Artemis. They were then decorated using candles, giving the cakes their own luminescence.

Sorry... It's Your Birthday

Birthday cards originated as written apologies for not being able to attend a birthday party to which one had been invited. The tradition began over a century ago in England. Sending or presenting a card on a friend or family member's birthday has evolved into a standard practice, even if one is attending the birthday festivities.

Happy Birthday Sue You

The reason the good people working in restaurants don't perform the original Happy Birthday Song while embarrassing you and presenting you with a candle topped free scoop of ice cream, is that the song is actually under copyright and requires royalties to be paid when used commercially.

...A Bit more about the B-day song

While the words to the song "Happy Birthday To You" are arguably the most widely recognized lyrics on the planet, the actual author remains unclear is a mystery to this day.

A Golden Birthday

Did you know that you only get to have one "Golden Birthday" in your lifetime? A Golden Birthday occurs when your age in years match the date you were born, for example a person celebrating their 21st birthday on May 21st is celebrating a golden birthday.

Getting Older Can Be Scary

Noisemakers were given out at the first known birthday celebrations as a means of frightening off evil spirits who were thought to be attracted to people on their birthdays.