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Birthdays

Henry, an Aldabra tortoise, demolished a fruit-and-veggie cake for his 60th birthday.

Zoos Make Birthday Cakes From Bugs, Bamboo, Melons, and More

Henry the Aldabra tortoise turned 60 with a massive fruit-and-veggie confection.

Claire Voon May 14, 2020

Bangkok, Thailand

Sahachat Memorial

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

This sandwich cake comes with prawns, egg, caviar, and cucumber.

Smörgåstårta

Meet Sweden's savory “sandwich cake.”

Pebersvend

The way to celebrate unmarried Danes’ 25th and 30th birthdays is to attack them with spices.

Kagemand

At Danish birthday parties, you can have your cake and decapitate it, too.

Biscuits With Mice

After the birth of a child, Dutch families celebrate with a sweet and colorful treat.

Golden cobblestones represent children born under a full moon.

Lausanne, Switzerland

The Births of the Full Moon

A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.

The face of a man who just heard the words "pizza party."

Pope Francis Celebrated His 81st Birthday With an Extra-Long Pizza

13 feet of divine, cheesy goodness.

Paula Mejia December 19, 2017

Have your cake and eat it, too.

Atomic Cake

This Chicago specialty stacks three cakes into one monster dessert.

Peach buns symbolize longevity.

Longevity Peach

These buns artfully resemble peaches and represent immortality.

Do you want some hundreds-and-thousands on your bread?

Fairy Bread

A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.

Mount Wilson Observatory on November 1, the 100th birthday of its 100-inch telescope.

Celebrating a 100-Inch Telescope's 100th Birthday

What do you give a scope that has everything?

Cara Giaimo November 3, 2017