The great Yanny vs Laurel debate is melting the internet

Stuart Sumner
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A sound clip brings back memories of the white / gold dress debate, as different words are heard by people from the same file

Yanny vs Laurel is the new debate that's melting Reddit and other websites as a new, weird human perception-based quirk emerges. The dress was white and gold. Or was it black and blue? The viral...

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