Mayan Calendar Misunderstanding and Panic

The world was supposed to end on December 21st 2012 according to the Mayan calendar. Millions of people

genuinely believed it. Doomsday preppers stockpiled supplies, some quit their

jobs, and NASA received thousands of panicked emails. But here's what

actually happened. The Mayan calendar never predicted an apocalypse. Scholars repeatedly

explained it was simply the end of a 5,125 year cycle, like an odometer rolling over.

The Maya themselves never said anything about the world ending. It was a complete

misinterpretation that spiraled out of control thanks to sensationalist media and Hollywood

disaster movies. When December 22nd came around and everyone woke up alive,