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TIL that the term "FOMO" (Fear of Missing Out) was coined by Harvard MBA student Patrick J. McGinnis in a 2004 article. FOMO is recognized in psychology as a phenomenon linked to anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.

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7rmGO TIL that Cornell University's home economics programs provided students in the program with "practice babies" from orphanages. The babies were all given the last name "Domecon," shortened from the "Domestic Economy" program.
N7ZA8 TIL Louis III of France, who became king of West Francia aged 15, died at 18 years old when jumped on a horse, rode through a low door and hit his head on the lintel, fracturing his skull.
grOZ4 TIL During WW1, senior officers in the British Royal Flying Corps banned their pilots from having parachutes, claiming they would encourage pilots to bail out rather than continue fighting.
6EjWZ TIL that, although people consider prostitution to be the "oldest profession", human beings have been practicing dentistry since around 7000BCE. This makes the oldest surviving records of dentistry far older than that of prostitution.
gp7 TIL Mark Wahlberg had a cocaine addiction at the age of 13 and was convicted of attempted murder at the age of 16.