The tradition of putting candles on a birthday cake is said to have roots in Ancient Greek and German cultures. In Greece, round cakes were made to honor Artemis, the goddess of the moon, with candles ...

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 ...

Former Massachusetts governor turned Utah Sen. Mitt Romney turned 72-years-old Tuesday, but what has caught the attention of many on social media is how he blew out the candles on his birthday ...

WASHINGTON (CBS) – Utah Senator and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney celebrated his birthday Tuesday with his "favorite snack" – a cake made out of Twinkies. But it's the way the 72-year-old blew ...

For BYU’s birthday celebration, Anderson worked with Jay Cliftmann, a 2024 BYU graduate now pursuing a Ph.D. at Penn State. Together, they explored how to “blow out targeted candles with focused loud ...

Mitt Romney has a long impressive resume. The Republican politician is a two-time White House hopeful, a successful businessman, a former governor, and the current senator from Utah with a long list ...

Lester Holt turned 61 on Sunday, and the NBC Nightly News anchor found a unique way to extinguish the candles on his birthday cake: clapping, not blowing, them out with the help of his adorable ...