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Despite a 1960 doomsday prediction, the world won't end today

Headline via ABC News (Australia) · first report 12 Nov, 16:24 IST, latest 13 Nov, 03:19 IST

The Earth, photographed from Apollo 17
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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Euronews at 12 Nov, 16:24 IST; the latest is from ABC News (Australia) at 13 Nov, 03:19 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report12 Nov, 16:24 IST
Latest report13 Nov, 03:19 IST
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According to a study, the end of the world was meant to arrive on 13 November. That sounds dramatic and would seem urgent, if the study were not already "outdated", yet it is still intriguing.
In 1960, three scientists predicted that the world would end on November 13, 2026, due to overpopulation. Here's why they were wrong.

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