What are fortunes?

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In R, one sometime sees people making references to fortunes. For example:

fortune(108)

What does this mean? Where does this originate? Where can I get the code?

Edit. The sharp-eyed reader would have noticed that this question marks the 5,000th question with the [r] tag. Forgive the frivolity, but such a milestone should be marked with a bit of humour. For an extra bit of fun, you can provide an answer with your favourite fortune cookie.

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