Caroline Dodds Pennock

The 2012 Apocalypse, or why the world won’t end this week

by Caroline Dodds Pennock on December 17, 2012

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If you believe The Daily Mail, we're all convinced that the world is going to end on 21st December 2012. Apparently people are stockpiling food and weapons, flocking to remote villages and heading for mystical

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