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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...

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Do 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...

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8 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...

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2012 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...

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It’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...

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5 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....

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Living 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...

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Click 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...

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Is 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...

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The 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...

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Health 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...

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2013 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...

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Do 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...

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Do 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...

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Whatever 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,...

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Do 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...

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The 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...

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The 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...

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The 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...

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Inside 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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