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10 Failed Doomsday Predictions

10. 2012 Maya Apocalypse

“Condemned in Hell, The” [Credit: SCALA/Art Resource, New York]

Religious leaders, scientists, and even a hen (or so it seemed) have been making predictions for the end of the world almost as long as the world has been around. They’ve predicted the destruction of the world through floods, fires, and comets—luckily for us, none of it has come to pass.

10. 2012 Maya Apocalypse

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