History: The Mayan calendar did NOT predict the end of the world…

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Did you know? The Mayan calendar did NOT predict the end of the world in 2012 — a popular myth. What ended was the "13th baktun" (a 144,000-day cycle), after which the cycle started again — just as our 21st century begins after the 20th. Mayan archaeologists said it repeatedly; doom prophets didn't listen.

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The Mayan calendar did NOT predict the end of the world in 2012 — a popular myth. What ended was the "13th baktun" (a 144,000-day cycle), after which the cycle started again — just as our 21st century begins after the 20th. Mayan archaeologists said it repeatedly; doom prophets didn't listen.

De Maya-kalender voorspelde NIET het einde van de wereld in 2012 — een populaire mythe. Wat eindigde was de "13e baktun" (een 144.000-dagen cyclus), waarna de cyclus opnieuw begon — net zoals onze 21e eeuw begint na de 20e. Maya-archeologen zeiden het keer op keer; doom-profeten luisterden niet.

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