October 21, 2009, 8:49 AM — Ask your average new ager or conspiracy theorist, and they'll tell you that the ancient Mayans predicted that the world would end in the year 2012. But historians who study the Mayan civilization say that this is a grave misinterpretation of the record -- and actual Mayans (who are still very much alive, thanks) are getting increasingly irritated by the 2012 hype. Mayan elder Apolinario Chile Pixtun says, "I came back from England last year and, man, they had me fed up with this stuff."
[ via cbs5.com ]
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