You: 2008
Things that are younger than you
6 famous things arrived after you did. Don't panic — it's affectionate.
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2010
Instagram
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2010
The iPad
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2012
The London Olympics
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2017
TikTok went global
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2020
The UK left the EU
31 January 2020
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2022
ChatGPT arrived
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