Blowing out birthday candles is fun ... varying amounts of bacteria flying onto your birthday cake. “Until recently, there weren’t a lot of studies on this or how your spit gets aerosolized ...

“Until recently, there weren’t a lot ... sans candle blowout. In all sincerity, I’d hate to be the person to deliver info that will never let you look at a slice of birthday cake the same ...

You’ll always get a candle, whether or not it’s your birthday.Credit...Heather Willensky for The New York Times Upper East Siders, your wishes have been answered: You have a big cake in your area.