Don’t we all love Birthdays? A recent Survey showed that 71% of people enjoy celebrating Birthdays at any age. Do you? Here are some fun facts about birthdays.
Top Birthday Facts
- The Happy Birthday Song is most recognized song in English language and has been translated into 18 languages further.
- The first birthday cake was originally a cake given as an offering on a person’s birthday. The first reference to ‘birthday cake’ came in 1785.
- Birthday Gift cards are the most requested present during the holidays and growing at a rate of nearly 200%.
- Those who were born on a leap year (February 29) usually celebrate their birthdays on the 1st day of March.
- The world’s largest birthday cake created in 1989 for the 100th Birthday of the city of Fort Payne, Alabama, USA.
- August is the most popular birthday month, accounting for about 9% of all the birthdays in the world.
- Anne Frank’s world-famous diary was given to her as a present at
- Birthday invitations are the date as far back as the 1st century AD.
- Throughout the world, every single year, 2 billion + birthday cards been made. Well, that may be quite less considering the total number of people living on earth but we need to consider the fact that birthday cards aren’t popular everywhere in world.
- May 22 is the least common birthday date.
Amazing Birthday Celebrations
- Some of the most popular Theme Birthday Party for Kids is: Frozen, Aladdin, Cinderella, Superman, Batman and Finding Nemo.
- “Golden Birthday” is when your age and date of birth are the same.
- 15 million is the average number of people celebrating a birthday today.
- The Sultan of Brunei’s 1996 bash for his 50th birthday is easily the most expensive and extravagant of all birthday parties.
- Roman Abramovich; one of the wealthiest men in the world spend a stunning $14 billion on an extremely expensive Birthday gift for this now former girlfriend. Presenting her with a bronze sculpture to keep a smile on her face.
- The lighting of candles around a birthday cake was to protect people against evil spirits.
- In ancient Greece, men who were celebrating their birthday on the same day all gathered together. This was a private birthday celebration were in exclusive clubs.
- The most famous birthday in the world is that of Jesus, on December 25.
- When you reach 100 and 105+ years old in the UK, you’ll receive a telegram from the Queen.
- Birthday Event Planners can help increase event attendance 20% and decrease costs 20-30%.
- Guaranteed to hear a rendition of “Happy Birthday”. Two sisters from Kentucky, U.S.A., in 1893, Mildred and Patty Hill wrote this song..
- In the time it takes you to read this, another five babies will have been born.
Some Fun Facts since YOUR last Birthday:
- 31,536,000 seconds have passed.
- Your hair has likely grown to 12 cm and your nails about 4 cm.
- Your heart has beaten 42,075,900 times.
- You have taken approximately 15,768,000 breaths.
- You will have had about 1,460 dreams.
- The world’s population has grown by 76,570,430.
- Your heart has pumped 2,688,000 liters of blood throughout your body!
- There have been more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world.
- The Earth has completed an entire journey around the sun, traveling about 584,337,600 miles.
Official Birthdays in Pakistan:
- Mawlid is the official birthday of Muhammad (p.b.u.h) and celebrated on the 12th or 17th day of Rabi’ al-awwal. Adherents of Sunni and Shia Islam respectively.
- 1 October 1895 is the Official Birthday of beloved Liaquat Ali Khan.
- The great Eastern poet and Spiritual Father of the Nation Sir Muhammad Iqbal were born on the 9th November 1877.
- The most famous Birthday in Pakistan is of Muhammad Ali Jinnah on the 25th December, also shared with the Birthday of Jesus.
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