We've always thought that Google Image search was just the next logical extension of Google's web search. But it turns out, it's all because horny dudes wanted to spank the monkey to pictures of Jennifer Lopez's revealing Oscar dress back in 2000.

And thus, Google Images was born. Here's the story from Quartz:

So our co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin—like all other successful inventors—kept iterating. They started with images. After all, people wanted more than just text. This first became apparent after the 2000 Grammy Awards, where Jennifer Lopez wore a green dress that, well, caught the world’s attention. At the time, it was the most popular search query we had ever seen. But we had no surefire way of getting users exactly what they wanted: J­Lo wearing that dress. Google Image Search was born.

Who knew Jennifer Lopez was that important?

We've got some news for you guys too: Jennifer Lopez is still hot.

In fact, she looks like she's reverse aging.

Hotter now than in the year 2000.

Unbelievable?

What will she inspire next, we wonder?