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Ever since the first photograph was taken, people have been trying to capture what they see around them in pictures. This includes trying to photograph things that they don’t understand. But, for every interesting photo of something new, there are also many pictures that show mistakes or things that aren’t real. 1. Ape Of De Loys Image Source:  Wiki In 1920, a Swiss geologist named Francois De Loys reportedly encountered a pair of aggressive, humanoid apes while exploring the jungles of Venezuela. De Loys claimed that he had killed one of these creatures, positioned it on a box, and captured the peculiar photograph displayed above. This particular animal gained attention because, if authentic, it would be the sole known ape species indigenous to the Western Hemisphere. However, most experts now believe that the creature in question was, in fact, a spider monkey. But what others thought was of no concern to De Loys. This is why he still presented the photo as a groundbreaking discov...

On October 5, 1942, by accident, Hermann Friedrich Graebe   a German engineer and manager of a German construction firm in the Ukraine, and his foreman, came upon an Einsatz execution squad killing Jews from the small town of Dubno in the Ukraine.   He gave the following eyewitness account: “My foreman and I went directly to the pits. Nobody bothered us. Now I heard rifle shots in quick succession from behind one of the earth mounds. The people who had got off the trucks – men, women and children of all ages – had to undress upon the order of an SS man who carried a riding or dog whip. They had to put down their clothes in fixed places, sorted according to shoes, top clothing and undergarments. I saw heaps of shoes of about 800 to 1000 pairs, great piles of under-linen and clothing. Without screaming or weeping these people undressed, stood around in family groups, kissed each other, said farewells, and waited for a sign from another SS man, who stood near the p...