25 Times The World Was Predicted To End But Didn’t

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Want more? Check out the History Playlist: you like this video subscribe to List25: of the many ways people throughout history have chosen to enjoy their time on earth is trying to figure out when and how it will end. Some of these accounts are infuriatingly vague, and some are pretty explicit, giving the date and time that New York will be destroyed or that Jesus will show up on TV (but never a channel guide).

If you're someone who is anxiously waiting for the end of the world (and maybe needs a hug), don't be sad that none of these have happened. Arguably the coolest end of the world prediction is Ragnarök, from Norse mythology meaning, "The doom of the gods," and there's no set date for that. So while we sit and wait for the final battle between the Odin, Loki, Thor, and the Frost Giants, here's a list of 25 Times The World Was Predicted To End But Didn't.

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February 1st, 1524

634 BCE

1284

1656 or 1658

1910

August 31st, 2013

1914

1999

March 23rd, 1994

December 2015; October 2016

2011

1813

1666

2000

1806

Any day now...

March 31st, 1998

May 2003

2010/2011

Dec. 31, 1988

Late 2003

December 2012; September 2016

April 23rd, 1843

July 29th, 2016

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