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2 years ago: The internet helped bring us #llamas and #TheDress

ATLANTA — Exactly two years ago Sunday, the internet helped bring us #llamas and #TheDress.

It's the dress that broke the Internet.

An overexposed image of a $77 dress spawned millions of social media posts, countless arguments, worldwide intrigue and wonderment at the brain's interpretation of color, with everything boiling down to one question -- blue and black, or white and gold?

The situation began when a Scottish singer, Caitlin McNeill, shared the shot on Tumblr. The dress was worn to a wedding by a friend's mother, but people who saw the picture couldn't decide on the colors. The picture went wildly viral, as the discussion turned into a dispute with people sure that they saw the right colors -- and annoyed that there was any doubt.

The actual color? Black and blue, because the dress by Roman Originals isn't sold in gold.

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The same afternoon, the internet lost it when a pair of confused llamas wreaked havoc in Sun City, Arizona, as they ran through the streets while being chased by police.

The llamas were being shown to residents at an assisted-living community before they broke loose, according to Tina Ortega, an employee who called 911.

"We were showing llamas to our residents, (the llamas) have gotten loose and we've been out here for an hour trying to capture them," Ortega told the 911 dispatcher. "We're wondering if we could get some help."

Live streams of the chase and cable news breakouts captivated viewers, and the best responses to the stressful chase appeared on Twitter.

Thank you, Feb. 26, 2015. That was great.