The video features a colorful cake that opens up to reveal the posts and you're able to edit the included comments before sharing the whole thing with the wider online world, if you so wish. In order to see a Birthday Recap Video, you'll need to receive three or more Facebook posts or photos on your big day.

Whatever Facebook has been doing recently, whether that's new birthday videos or a lightweight Android app for emerging markets, it's working: The company just enjoyed one of its most successful quarters, racking up $2.05 billion in profit with 1.71 billion monthly active users. Happy day, indeed.