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November 03, 2009

Scientists Try to Calm '2012' Hysteria

Apocalyptic predictions gets a boost from conflating movie marketing hype, Mayan mythology and bad astronomy ... more >>
Nov 3, 2009 9:42:00 AM | Astronomy, Movies, Religion, Science
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