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That Mayan calendar hoax article almost had me fooled for a whole weekend
Back in 2012 I remember seeing all those headlines about the Mayan calendar predicting the end of the world. I was pretty skeptical at first but then a buddy sent me a detailed blog post with dates and star charts that seemed legit. I spent like 3 hours cross-referencing it with actual archaeology papers online. Turns out the whole thing was built on a mistranslation of a single stone monument in Mexico. What finally convinced me was a lecture from a UNM professor breaking down how the calendar actually works in cycles. Anyone else ever fall for a popular myth before digging into the real research?
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margaret_bennett31d agoRising Star
Nah, the math behind that calendar still lines up too perfectly for me to dismiss it completely.
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taylorcarr1d ago
Yeah I get what you mean. There's something about how clean those numbers are that just makes you stop and think twice.
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