Is the world going on end on December 21st, 2012?
Relatively Interesting - According to the doomsayers, there’s less than two months of civilization here on Earth. On December 21st – only 57 days from now – the Mayan calendar ends and the planet...
View ArticleDo vampires really exist? 9 truths to consider.
Relatively Interesting - They have been known by many names throughout history. Creatures that prey on the blood or life-force of the living have frightened millions into locking doors and windows at...
View Article8 Urban Legends You Might Actually Believe Are True
Relatively Interesting - We’ve all heard them. Urban legends are the staple of campfire hobnob. These myths have gained “credibility” because they were retold by the neighbor of the second cousin of a...
View Article2012 Failed Psychic Predictions
Relatively Interesting - Another year has come and gone, and with it, a slew of failed and forgotten psychic predictions. Each year, the world’s “leading” psychics lay down their predictions in...
View ArticleIt’s not the end of the world
Relatively Interesting - It’s December 21st, 2012. The Mayan Calendar has “ended”. But if you’re reading this post, then you survived the apocalypse – congratulations! Today is nothing special – just...
View Article5 Doomsday Preppers You Can Learn From
Relatively Interesting - We talk a lot about doomsday and the apocalypse here on RelativelyInteresting.com. We usually poke fun at the people who make the predictions that never seem to come true....
View ArticleLiving without eating? A skeptical look at Breatharianism and Sungazing
Relatively Interesting - The fact is that people have been trying to sell each other snake oil ever since money was invented. But it’s a little known fact that most snake-oil salesmen actually believe...
View ArticleClick Here: A Skeptical Look at Nigerian Email Scams
Relatively Interesting - Regardless of how hard you try to not spread your email address around, you still wind up getting letters from people pleading for your help. Commonly referred to as “Nigerian...
View ArticleIs Bigfoot any more legit than the other cryptids?
Relatively Interesting - Editor’s Note: Generally, the content on RelativelyInteresting.com is skeptically themed and often pokes fun at pseudoscientific claims, quackery, cryptozoology, etc. That...
View ArticleThe Face on Mars: Alien Architecture or Example of Pareidolia?
Relatively Interesting - Back in 1976, the Viking Orbiter 1 acquired some images of the Cydonia region of Mars as part of the search for a potential landing site for the Viking Lander 2. One of the...
View ArticleHealth Canada Acts on Concerns of Bad Science Watch, Nosodes get Warning
Relatively Interesting - Health Canada Acts on Concerns of Bad Science Watch, Nosodes get Warning (via MarketWired) Bad Science Watch September 21, 2013 01:16 ET New guidelines require homeopathic...
View Article2013 Failed and Forgotten Psychic Predictions
Relatively Interesting - Another year has come and gone, and with it, a slew of failed and forgotten psychic predictions. Each year, the world’s “leading” psychics give us their predictions in...
View ArticleDo you believe in ghosts and haunted houses?
Relatively Interesting - Do you believe in ghosts? Do ghosts exist? What about haunted houses? In America, 28% say they’ve seen a ghost, while 45% believe in them. In Canada, 18% say they’ve seen a...
View ArticleDo werewolves exist?
Relatively Interesting - Throughout history, werewolves have played an integral part in the cult literature as creatures that were not of men or wolf – but both. Most common legends attest to how these...
View ArticleWhatever you do, don’t go near this doll, painting, or mattress…
Relatively Interesting - According to ‘experts’ in such matters, disembodied spirits can become trapped (or choose to stay) in a particular location on this mortal plane. Occasionally, it is claimed,...
View ArticleDo UFO’s and Aliens Exist? 20 Reasons to be Skeptical
Relatively Interesting - UFOs exist – that much we should all be willing to concede. But let’s quickly clarify that UFOs are very likely not aliens from outer space. They are simply objects that are...
View ArticleThe Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense
Relatively Interesting - Created by Crispian Jago over at The Reason Stick, The Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense attempts to rationalize the irrational. Great success? (click it to see a larger...
View ArticleThe Number One Reason Against The Existence of UFOs
Relatively Interesting - Let’s start by clarifying something. There is a distinction to be made between UFO’s and the idea that there might be life elsewhere in the Universe. By UFO’s I’m referring to...
View ArticleThe conspiracy flowchart THEY don’t want you to see
Relatively Interesting - This is the flowchart they don’t want you to see. Government cover-ups, black ops, 9/11, the reptilians, aliens (who are actually the reptilians) and the New World Order… these...
View ArticleInside the Creationist Museum (leave your science at the door, please)
Relatively Interesting - Have you ever wondered what $27 million dollars worth of Young Earth Creationist propaganda looks like? Well, leave your science, reason, and critical thinking skills at the...
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