Let's make this birthday one to remember.

87 years old (Born on September 10, 1937)

Happy Birthday, Jared Diamond! May your celebration be as groundbreaking and memorable as "Guns, Germs, and Steel," but hopefully with fewer germs involved. Your brilliant insights into human history have reshaped our understanding of civilization—though we're still waiting for you to explain why birthday cake calories seem immune to evolutionary pressures.

From exploring the quirks of chimpanzees in "The Third Chimpanzee" to reflecting on traditional societies in "The World Until Yesterday," you've enlightened us all while making anthropology surprisingly entertaining. Here's wishing you another year filled with fascinating discoveries—and perhaps a Pulitzer-worthy explanation for where missing socks go!