Envisaged as secondary characters for a single cartoon album, the blue gnomes widely known as the Smurfs will celebrate their 50th anniversary this year with a movie deal and an invasion of new female characters. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An animal considered to be the world's oldest living gorilla in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday today at the Dallas Zoo, with a frozen fruit cake.

Jenny also enjoyed banana leaf-wrapped treats at her wooded home in the complex. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

What happens when your buddy who used half a bottle of hair gel falls asleep in the hall way?

Logically you light his hair on fire like it were a cake full of candles. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

Police in Taiwan served a lonely man cake and sang happy birthday after arresting him for stealing a goose to celebrate on his own, an officer in charge said. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Elisa Strauss of Confetti Cakes sculpted her dad's labradoodle for his birthday. I was mesmerized from beginning to end. Embedding not allowed. Find video here. picked by MissWinkle 2 years ago

Today would have been John's 68th birthday. Yoko Ono explains a project launching this week in honor of John Lennon's birthday, the "Imagine Peace Tower" and a request for a prayer for peace. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

For one bride, her perfect wedding had to have that extra layer. So American Chidi Ogbuta had a life-size wedding cake made in her own image. Standing over 5ft tall, the spectacular cake, made up of butterscotch and polymer clay, was an exact replica of the bride in her wedding dress. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Arbella Perkins Ewings blew out all 114 candles on her birthday cake on March 13 and quietly took part in the celebration that comes with being the third-oldest person in the world. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Motown was founded on 12th January, 1959 by Berry Gordy, making today it's 50th Birthday.

What's your favourite track? picked by pocksucket 11 months ago

Police burst onto the scene as he is slashing his sister's throat, her birthday cake on the table. Earlier he had killed his 17 year old sister. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Don't ask Mattie Caldwell how many candles go on her birthday cake. "I don't remember," she said. picked by smarty1052 9 months ago

It's not just Darwin today, but as Bornbad was kind enough to give a shout out to a Great Brit born today I'm here doing the same by winging a huge chunk of birthday cake across the pond to one Mr Abraham Lincoln - 12th February 1809.

Now does anyone have his address. I know it's somewhere in Gettysburg. picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

Meet Dara and Sara, Iran's answer to Ken and Barbie. The Muslim dolls have been developed by a government agency to promote traditional values, with their modest clothing and pro-family backgrounds. They are widely seen as an effort to counter the American dolls and accessories that have flooded the Iranian market. She said young girls who play with Barbie, a doll she sees as wanton, could grow... read full post picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Barbie could get an unwelcome present for her 50th birthday: outlawed in West Virginia.

*props to Dave* picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Admit it: you've wondered, too. Everyone has fantasized about Barbie nude. If you haven't, then you're the weirdo, not the rest of us. The Pope has fantasized about fully nude Barbie. Who can help it? picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Lena Thouless, a great-grandmother, from Bowthorpe, Norwich, has spent all her life celebrating her birthday on November 23.

But detective work by her daughter Lena Brooks discovered she should have tucked into her birthday cake the day before. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Remember when your mom got you a Fudgie the Whale cake for your birthday and you almost died of delight?

Yeah, neither do I... picked by KerOBeroS32 4 months ago

A group of about 20 people headed down to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial for some flash mob fun. To celebrate Jefferson’s birthday, they would meet on the steps of the memorial, dance for about 10 minutes, and leave.

Instead they were arrested with no explanation given to them or to the parties asking about them. via picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Jewish tradition regards one's Jewish birthday to be fraught with meaning and relevance and, in some ways, even a mini-Rosh Hashanah! On your Jewish birthday your mazel (good fortune) is dominant.
Figure out your exact Jewish birthday. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Now let's go jack a few cars and bang some ho's! picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago