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How People are Preparing for the Mayan Apocalypse

Emerald Catron — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:29:29 +0000

So Friday, December 21 is maaaaaaaybe going to be the apocalypse because a really old calendar ran out of space. It's already tomorrow in Australia, and people are reporting that it's fine. Of course other people are pointing out that the ancient Mayans weren't really operating on Greenwich Mean Time, so maybe Australia should just cool their jets. Some of us are calmly stuffing as much clothing as possible into our one measly carry-on bag for our Christmas trip home. Other people are taking more drastic measures. Here's how people are getting ready for tomorrow's "apocalypse."

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Doomsday Preacher Harold Camping Apologizes for Another Failed End of the World Prediction

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:15:56 +0000

Generally speaking, it’s a good thing when the world doesn’t end. But not so for Harold Camping, who has dramatically — and incorrectly — predicted the date the world will end three times.

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Apocalypse Preacher Harold Camping Recovering from Stroke

Andree Valentine — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:35:25 +0000

Harold Camping, the preacher who famously predicted the apocalypse would happen in May, has been moved to a nursing home to regain his strength after suffering a stroke on June 9.

Camping, 89, has twice predicted the rapture -- first in 1994 and again this past May 21. To get the word out, he and his followers spent millions over seven years on billboards and ads about the impending Judgment Day and the end of the world that will supposedly occur in October.

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Preacher Now Says He Was Wrong. World Will Actually End In October

Jim Bell — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:11:23 +0000

A California preacher who predicted the world would end last Saturday has revised his apocalyptic prophecy. He's now saying he was off by five months and the Earth actually will be obliterated on Oct. 21.

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The Bird & Fish Apocalypse – Everything You Need to Know So Far

Andree Valentine — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:18:17 +0000

What started with a bunch of fallen birds has escalated into an eerie string of animal deaths across the globe, with many people asking, “apocalypse now?” After the jump, a run-down of everything you need to know about “Birdpocalypse” thus far...

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Apocalypse in 2011?

Andree Valentine — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:07:28 +0000

You may want to think twice about relocating to the state of Arkansas, after a series of mysterious deaths occurred over the weekend.

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