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Doomsday Dashed: Why the End of the World Will Not Happen on Dec. 21, 2012

A general view shows the exterior of the tomb of a Mayan ruler at the ruins of the Mayan city of Palenque in the hills of the southern Mexican state of Chiapas in this undated handout photo by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) rele
December 21, 2012, marks the end of the Maya calendar, which began sometime around August 11, 3114 B.C. Many believe that the end of the calendar, which happens to fall on the same day as the Winter Solstice, marks the end of the world. Doomsday prophets are banking on the end of human kind. Here is why the world will not end on 12/21/12.
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