It seems a strange tradition, to bake a cake and light it on fire to celebrate one’s day of birth. But there it is — it’s a widespread occurrence, and one can’t help but wonder how far back it goes or how it came about. Maybe it originated in a busy farm culture, where the…
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BOOKHUNT: Special Sections, Finding Treasure, and Things that Aren’t from Space
Growing up, I was notorious for having bad luck on my brother’s birthday. I usually sustained some kind of damage to my face, which was the result of various things, including cement at high velocity and a golf club to the eye. It seems to be something that I more or less grew out of…