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  1. As usual, Earth wasn’t destroyed today. We’re really on a streak.

    Back in Dec 2012, the internet swore the ancient Maya calendar predicted the end of everything—thanks to mangled history and worse astronomy. Reality check: the Maya calendar didn’t “end” any more than ours does on Dec 31. It just rolls over. Yes, the Sun lines up near the Milky Way’s center in mid-December. Cool science. Apocalypse? Hard no.

    🔗 syfy.com/syfy-wire/worried-abo

    #BadAstronomy #MayaCalendar #ApocalypseThatWasnt #Debunked