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Are you a Twitter user?, Twitter will not only send you happy birthday messages but also animated balloons in your Twitter handle. The site has introduced an option to set your date of birth in its settings menu that will appear on your profile page.

Earlier this week, Twitter announced on its blog that it would let users input their birthday data into their profiles.

The user’s birth date will be a completely optional part of your profile and the user will have full control over who can see it.

By filling out your date of birth, you will get a screen full of balloons and more timely congratulatory tweets. According to The Verge, the move will help Twitter work out which ads it thinks you want to see.