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Troels Pank Arbøll, an Assyriologist, from the University of Copenhagen, sits back to rub his tired eyes. He’s been poring over these tablers for hours. The cuneiform characters trying his eyes. That’s when he sees it. He rubs his eyes and squints down at the tablet again, just to make sure. There, never seen before […]

Is there really a 13,000-year-old alien probe orbiting the earth? If so, who sent it and why? Is the official explanation of the strange object in the photos true? The Black Knight has been an intriguing mystery for decades, and it may go back even further than that.  Back Story The possible existence of the […]

“The Library of Babel” is a short story by Jorge Borges which was written in the 1940’s and translated to English in the 1960’s. It tells the story about a library that houses all the possible combinations of the letters of the alphabet, plus some punctuation, in 410 page long novels.  The librarians are incredibly […]

These days, smart phones can be used for almost anything – from diagnosing car troubles to taking snapshots of the Moon, planets, constellations, atmospheric phenomena such as auroras, comets, meteor showers, and even the International Space Station if of course, you know when it will next pass overhead. If you did not know this or […]

Sensing its prey it moves through the shifting sands. Unseen the eyeless monstrosity moves closer and closer. They prey realizes something is wrong but it’s already too late. Suddenly it bursts from the ground, spraying acid to blind the prey before unleashing a deadly blast of electricity, electrocuting its prey. Then the Allghoi Khorkhoi begins […]

Have you ever had the headache of going through security at the airport? Traveling is no longer like the 1980’s where everyone would dress up and travel in style. Security Now: Stressful Since 911 and the terrible attack, travel has turned into an examination of everyone being a suspect. Everyone goes through the same security […]

An optical illusion truly offers something for everyone. Whether you want to entertain a child, or wow a cynic, optical illusions can generally do the trick. In a sense, visual illusions are humbling. They are a gentle reminder of how powerful the mind is. They show you that your reality can be altered by a […]

Back by popular demand, here are 6 of the best optical illusions we could find.  If you’d like to share your own optical illusions with us, email us at relatively.interesting AT g mail DOT com.