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Once upon a time, photography was considered a true art. People could take pictures only a few times in their entire lives, and each time it was a real celebration - along with a wedding, the birth of a child, or, for example, graduation from school. These photographs could well be considered genuine works of art.

But now, when almost every one of us has the opportunity to take a photo, the number of images is growing exponentially. According to the authors of the Photutorial website, almost 54.5K photographs are taken every second in the whole world, and it is not surprising that among them there are incomparable masterpieces, as well as some strange, disgusting or even cringy ones.

It is precisely this category of photographs that the Twitter page called "Cursed Images" has been dedicated to for over a year, collecting the most bizarre, creepy and funny pictures ever taken. As of today, the page has approximately 6.5K followers and tens of thousands of likes.

Bored Panda has compiled for you a selection of the most popular pieces of media ever posted on this particular page, so please feel free to scroll to the very end, laugh, facepalm and if you have some cringy photos taken on your own, we'd definitely like to see them as well in the comments below.

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    Some of the photos you see were taken a very long time ago, so now they look quite weird. On some, the photographer managed to pick up a quite outstanding combination of foreground and background. And well, some of the photos can really be called "cursed", because it is difficult to understand what is happening in them.

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    Jake E
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the girl looks like she is having so much fun

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    Nenya
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pennywise fell asleep with a lit cigaret?

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    "Some of these photos look clearly staged," says Ivan Strakhov, a Ukrainian photographer who was approached by Bored Panda to comment on the content on the Cursed Images page. "There is a special genre in cinema called mockumentary. As the name suggests, these are pseudo-documentaries with fictional topics. Examples of such films are the horror Blair Witch Project or Woody Allen's pseudo-historical film Zelig."

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    Nathaniel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Mom! Can we take him home and keep him! I promise to feed him and walk him everyday!"

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    Stardust she/her
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Mom, can we have Kanye West, Moth Man and Batman at home?” “No we already have Kanye West, Moth Man and Batman at home“ Kanye West, Moth Man and Batman at home:

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    "And just in this mockumentary genre, some of these photographs were taken. Somewhere you can see that people deliberately stood up or sat down in the appropriate position to make it look funny or strange, somewhere there are obvious traces of post-processing. But about half of the pictures obviously look like they were taken completely by accident - and this is their value," Ivan believes.

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    Stardust she/her
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is such an inspirational picture. Each time I see it, i feel a kind of unexplainable emotion of pride which remins me of why I converted my religion to McDonald’sism

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    “In fact, when people now constantly walk around with smartphones, and many do not let go of them at all, just a few seconds are enough to see something funny or unusual and take a picture,” comments Ivan Strakhov. "And sometimes it turns out to be very interesting in general - a person photographs something ordinary, for example, their friend, car or pet, and then, having opened the photo, they see that there is something strange in the background."

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    Stardust she/her
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s just a Halloween decoration right? Right?

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    Of course, professional photographers react faster - especially those who shoot sports events or weddings. "They're both about anticipation, action and reaction. If someone gives a toast, there will be a reaction. If someone tells a joke, I'm looking for where the laughter is going to come from," says photographer John Solano in an interview with Nikon USA website. An ordinary person with a smartphone will react way slower - but still, this speed is quite enough to get something very strange and really exciting.

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    Nathaniel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you are pregnant with Buzz Lightyear.

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    Deborah Harris2
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ghost elephant? Wait.. what??

    Henry Russell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the case of the ghost elephant. in 1997 two street girls were walking down a parking garage at night ( dont ask why). soon a ghost elephant came charging out them. it grabbed one in its tusk and sucked the life out of her. the other woman was able to post a photo online before she died. some say that the ghost elephant is still out their waiting for their next prey

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    Ozymandias73
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awww, it's nothing. Horton thought he heard something downstairs and is just going back to bed.

    best turtle
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    video evidence of that elephant busting into the funeral home to trample that old ladys corpse

    The real Kittie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you anger an elephant. Elephant: I've never forgotten the time you threw your cup in the feeder and killed Ellie the elephant. Now you will pay IN YOUR CHILDREN'S BLOOD

    Lawrencium
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I'm pushing an Elephant up the stairs" 🎵

    Alexandria Z
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "At least this ones not pink" said the drunk.

    von Krawall
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tuffy the elephant! Famous in germany for jumping out of a megnatic train and landing in a river and surviving! She could also walk the stairs. https://m.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/tiere/wuppertal-1950-sprang-elefant-tuffi-aus-der-schwebebahn-13714026.amp.html

    Unknown
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was a VERY cool article, thank you for sharing!!!

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    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Double exposed film. Cool that it lined up exactly though

    the engineer 🇺🇦
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    now we have to discuss the elephant in the room

    Kay Christensen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The elephant in the room is creepy af.

    j miller
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must have been too heavy for the elevator.

    Sapient Mulch
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Double exposure from the days of film cameras. I've made a few myself from forgetting to advance the film before taking another shot.

    François Carré
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes you get to see the elephant in the room... but it's just too late.

    DEW
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay....you have a ghost. It's not a demon. But...it's an elephant and he can crush you while you sleep!!

    Do i have to?
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎵 african elephants turning hostile 🎵

    Mark Howell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can we talk about the elephant on the stairs ;o)

    Wysteria_Rose
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Topsy has come back for revenge for Thomas Edison's heinous experiments...

    ThePalm52
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's always tough hauling a trunk up the stairs.

    ForThePeople
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was the cause of death electrocution?

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    Deborah Harris2
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Curious ... what type of bird lays a long egg like that 🤣

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    Shannon Epps
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like somebody didn't clean out the lint trap

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    Deborah Harris2
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the pissed off face of the guy working behind :D

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    Deborah Harris2
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ''Are you our Mummy? '' 😱😱😱

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    Nathaniel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Excuse me sir, do you have a moment to talk about Jesus Christ?"

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    Anonymous
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Idk about the kid but I'm traumatized by the picture. That looks like soul less , unripe pickachu.

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    Nathaniel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Before the Government had microchips in the vaccine to programme us.

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    Nenya
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m wondering if the story behind this photo could be anything but sad?

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    Screen_Addict
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a person who loves food, this hurts me on a spiritual level

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    love u
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i dont think.. this should be on bp-..

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    StroppyHen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who lives in a pineapple under the pee? (Spongebob Squarepants) Absorbant and yellow and porous is he (Spongebob Squarepants)

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