December 21st may not be the end of the world as we know it, but if next week's predicted apocalypse falls through, America's many doomsday prophets will invariably choose a new date, says Stuart Charme, a Rutgers-Camden ...
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Dec 17, 2012
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The End Of The World As We Know It—TEOTWAWKI—is littered with predictions that didn't quite pan out.
Other
Dec 12, 2012
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Guatemala's Mayan people accused the government and tour groups on Wednesday of perpetuating the myth that their calendar foresees the imminent end of the world for monetary gain.
Archaeology
Oct 25, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- According to the internet hysteria surrounding the ancient Mayan calendar, an asteroid could be on its way to wipe out the world on December 21, 2012.
General Physics
Aug 7, 2012
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A vast city built by the ancient Maya and discovered nearly a century ago is finally starting to yield its secrets.
Archaeology
May 10, 2012
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Without leap years, Earth would experience "calendar climate change" and the seasons would completely swap every 750 years, a Queensland University of Technology scientist says.
Earth Sciences
Mar 1, 2012
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Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University have discovered a way to make time stand still -- at least when it comes to the yearly calendar.
Mathematics
Dec 27, 2011
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The Last Supper, which millions of Christians will mark on Maundy Thursday as Easter begins this week, actually took place on a Wednesday, a groundbreaking study is to reveal.
Other
Apr 18, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- At a conference held at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, NASA experts have voted 2012 the most scientifically flawed and absurd science fiction film ever made.
(AP) -- We've got multiple e-mail accounts, social networks, media streams, blogs, websites, electronic calendars, instant messages, phone contacts, online bills, passwords coming out of our ears and screen after screen after ...
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May 7, 2010
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