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Did We Make it? No Apocalypse? What Time Will the World 'End' Today?

The Mayan calendar predicts the "end" to come today, but at what time? Here's the answer, which may surprise you.

Just so you know, we all made it. The world didn't end.

I know—shocking, right?

"But it could still happen," you thinking.

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Nope.

The end of the world was supposed to happen today at 11:11 UTC, which is 5:11 a.m. for everyone living in the Midwest—6:11 a.m. for those East Coast folks.

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What did you do to "celebrate" at the time? 

The folks here at Lakeville Patch—we were sleeping.

Catch up on all our end of the world and apocalypse news (but remember, it was all light-hearted to begin with):

  • Lakeville Pastor Discusses How to Prepare for Today's Apocalypse
  • Doomsday Poll: Will Today Really Be the Apocalypse and End of the World?
  • 24 Hours to Doomsday: Will Dec. 21 Be End of the World or a Normal Friday?
  • CDC Discusses Zombie Apocalypse Thanks to Sightings of 'Undead'


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