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Pope Gives Sleeping Bags to Homeless for His Birthday

Pontiff handed out 400 sleeping bags to Rome's destitute to celebrate his 78th

(Newser) - Pope Francis spent his birthday last year by going to church with four homeless locals . This year he upped the ante, celebrating his 78th birthday on Wednesday by donating 400 sleeping bags—complete with an imprinted papal coat of arms—to homeless people around Rome, ABC News reports. Volunteers and...

30K Birthday Cards Arrive for Man With Down Syndrome

30-year-old has well-wishers from Chicago to Hong Kong

(Newser) - With Manuel Parisseaux's 30th birthday coming up, his mother sent out a quick note on Facebook requesting a few cards for her son, who has Down syndrome. The results were stunning: Dozens of cards started arriving at the family's home in Calais, France. Then the dozens turned to...

Birthdays Ending in 9 Make Us Cheat, Run, Die
Birthdays Ending in 9
Make Us Cheat, Run, Die
STUDY SAYS
Nov 21, 2014 12:40 PM CST

Birthdays Ending in 9 Make Us Cheat, Run, Die

'Nine-enders' are more apt to look for meaning of life with both good, bad behaviors

(Newser) - There's a reason we feel that mixture of dread, excitement, and existential restlessness right before we tip over into the next decade—and scientists say that can be both good and bad. According to a study published in Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences , people turning an age...

Happy Birthday, Vladimir Putin— Er, Hercules

One-day exhibit compares pint-sized strongman to, you know, son of Zeus

(Newser) - Today marks the blessed occasion of terrible despot / bird savior/ actual human embodiment of testosterone/ possible caveman Vladimir Putin's 62nd birthday, and in case you forgot to send cupcakes, well, old Vlad is giving the world a gift, and it's truly Herculean in scope: Dubbed "The...

Man, 101, Has Worked at One Company for 73 Years

Hy Goldman says the work is what keeps him young

(Newser) - Do what you love—not just to enjoy yourself, but possibly even to live longer. So says Herman "Hy" Goldman, who yesterday celebrated his 101st birthday not in a nursing home but surrounded by coworkers at Capitol Lighting in East Hanover, NJ, where he has been working for 73...

Mandela Turns 95; Said to Be Improving

World celebrates with service

(Newser) - It's Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday, and the anti-apartheid leader remains in the hospital—but South African President Jacob Zuma says his health is "steadily improving," the BBC reports. Mandela's daughter, Zindzi, echoed the sentiment, saying he was "making remarkable progress and we look forward...

Birthday Reminders Coming to Google Homepage

Company boosts its social appeal

(Newser) - Google put an ad on its minimalistic front page for the first time yesterday, and soon it will start giving away more of that desirable real estate … for birthday reminders. Yep, within the next few days, any Google+ member performing a search on Google.com in English will see...

Obama Birthday: This Kid Turns 51 Today

He's gotten a little grayer while in the White House

(Newser) - President Obama celebrated his 51st birthday today with a round of golf and plans for a quiet weekend at Camp David. He'll mark the occasion in true political fashion on Aug. 12 with a party/fundraiser, notes the New York Times . The Republican National Committee, meanwhile, is celebrating with mock...

Death Rates Spike on Birthdays
 Death Rates Spike on Birthdays 
Jun 11, 2012 7:16 PM CDT

Death Rates Spike on Birthdays

But birthday suicides only increase among men

(Newser) - On your next birthday, plan something simple—like surviving the rest of the day. Researchers who analyzed more than two million people for 40 years found that death by fall, stroke, heart attack, and suicide spiked on birthdays, the Telegraph reports. "Birthdays end lethally more frequently than might be...

Ahead of 85th Birthday, Benedict Asks Strength

Pontiff will also mark 7th anniversary as pope

(Newser) - Staring down both his 85th birthday and the seventh anniversary of his papacy, Pope Benedict today asked the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square for both prayers and strength, reports the AP . "Next Thursday, on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of my election to the See of...

Dying Fan Gets Sneak Peek at Book Series

Thanks to his friend, Reddit, and the book's author

(Newser) - A pretty cool birthday present, as recounted by hlntv and Techdirt : Nachu Bhatnagar is a young guy with terminal cancer who may not live long enough to see how his favorite book series, Harry Turtledove's The War That Came Early, will turn out. His friend, Colton Jang, turned to...

Poe Fans Hope Mystery Birthday Visitor Shows

After two no-show years, this could be their final vigil

(Newser) - Beginning on Jan. 19, 1949, a mysterious visitor marked Edgar Allan Poe's birthday by laying three red roses and a bottle of cognac on the author's Baltimore grave. But fans of the gothic scribe worry that the tradition may be resting six feet under as well: The birthday...

Ill Stephen Hawking Misses 70th Birthday

Scientist was released from hospital on Friday

(Newser) - The University of Cambridge says renowned physicist Stephen Hawking isn't well enough to attend a conference held to celebrate his 70th birthday . Hawking's remarkable career is being honored today as part of a daylong conference on cosmology being hosted at the university. But the celebrity scientist, who suffers...

Quietly, Fidel Castro Turns 85

Cuban leader still a quiet force on island nation

(Newser) - Fidel Castro marked his 85th birthday outside of the public spotlight today, with little fanfare around the aging revolutionary icon who is rarely seen in public these days but still casts a long shadow over Cuban society. There were no announced celebrations of Castro's birthday, though the previous night...

Birthday Greetings Congress Wishes It Could Send Obama

Dana Milbank's hilarious imagining of the cards Congress might send Obama

(Newser) - President Obama is officially 50, and he rang in the milestone with a joke. At a fundraiser in Chicago last night—where he was feted by the likes of Jennifer Hudson, OK Go, and supporters willing to pay up to $35,800 a plate—Obama predicted what his first day...

How Obama Will Celebrate the Big 5-0

With, what else? A fundraiser

(Newser) - President Obama got what he wanted for his birthday , so now he can celebrate turning 50 under a little less pressure. The big day is tomorrow, but the festivities start tonight in his hometown of Chicago, where he will fly this afternoon, reports the Tribune . A $35,800-a-head dinner fundraiser...

Why I Celebrated My &#39;Facebook Birthday&#39; 3 Times
Why I Celebrated My 'Facebook Birthday' 3 Times
david plotz
Aug 2, 2011 12:23 PM CDT

Why I Celebrated My 'Facebook Birthday' 3 Times

Experiment proved greetings are fake: David Plotz

(Newser) - Nothing illustrates the "fakery" of Facebook and its so-called friendships quite as much as the "Facebook Birthday," that one day each year when you are bombarded by "exclamation-point-polluted" Wall posts from people you barely know. That's why Slate's David Plotz decided to engage in...

American Celebs Born on July 4
 American Celebs Born on July 4 
Jul 4, 2011 5:03 PM CDT

American Celebs Born on July 4

Really, is there anything more American than 'The Situation'?

(Newser) - While celebrating our nation's birthday, pause and raise your beer can and toast these famous Americans, born on the fourth of July. Highlights from the Daily Beast's list:
  • Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino: Which news do you find most surprising? That "The Situation" turns 30 today, or
...

Spring Births Linked to Higher Anorexia Risk

Those born in fall in least danger, study suggests

(Newser) - Those born between March and June face a higher risk of developing anorexia, a study suggests. Oxford scientists reviewed the birthdays of 1,300 people with the eating disorder and found “clear evidence” leading to their conclusion, the New York Post reports. September and October produced the fewest anorexia...

Grayer Obama Plays Up 'Older-but-Wiser' Theme

President turns 50 in August, and he's not hiding it: Politico

(Newser) - Listen to President Obama's speeches of late and you're bound to hear a familar refrain, notes Amie Parnes in Politico —self-deprecating comments about how he's getting older. “I don’t look that young anymore," he said in a recent conference call with reporters. "...

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