It's his birthday. If you were hoping to celebrate by making an apple pie from scratch, as is customary, I hope you remembered to start your universe preheating well ahead of time. It takes over 13 billion years, you know.
If you forgot, that's OK. Watch him on youtube or read one of his books, instead.
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