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Podcast: The Strange History Podcast
Episode: The Medieval Doomsday Prediction That Failed Repeatedly
Description: For centuries during the Middle Ages, many scholars believed the world had been created on March 25. Because of this belief, some also predicted that the world would end on that same date.The idea came from medieval interpretations of the Christian calendar, where the Annunciation — the moment when the angel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus — was celebrated on March 25. Medieval theologians believed sacred history followed perfect symmetry, meaning the most important events in history might all occur on the same day.This strange belief led to repeated rumors across Europe that the apocalypse would arrive on March 25. Vill...