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Will the World End in 2012?

Some say the next doomsday is right around the corner: Dec. 21, 2012. But why this date? Michelle Nichols from Adler Planetarium explains the history of other recent "doomsdays," Earth's position in the solar system, an odd "object" some call Nibiru, and even the Mayan calendar. Should you be worried?

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