Let's make this birthday one to remember.

40 years old (Born on June 18, 1985)

Happy Birthday, Alex Hirsch — creator extraordinaire and mastermind behind the town we all secretly want to visit but never actually live in: Gravity Falls! Thanks for bringing mystery, weirdness, and unforgettable adventures into our lives. Honestly, your animated gem made conspiracies seem perfectly reasonable—I'm still suspicious of vending machines and garden gnomes.

Congrats again on making us laugh so hard our beverages were endangered species and scoring that Teen Choice nomination back in 2013—it was well-deserved! Keep staying delightfully strange because weirdness truly is timeless. May your birthday hold fewer Illuminati codes but endless slices of celebratory nachos!