The most surprising thing about the America Ya! :D meme is that this isn't the first time a scene from Azumanga Daioh became a viral phenomenon on the internet, as the "Hello verynyan / OH MY GAH ...

Is this 1921 cartoon the first recorded meme? When this comic was posted to Twitter, it caused excitement as people began to wonder if it was the first meme - a format-dependent joke, typically of ...