There’s sort of a built-in fail factor when predicting the end of the world, but everyone seems to have an angle anyway. As a followup to last week’s blacktastical Factastical Friday edition, and in honor of the world ending tomorrow, this week’s “facts” are about the end of the world.

Many Orthodox Jews believe the world as we know it will end in 2240 CE.

Many Buddhists believe that we’ll know the end of the world is coming when morality disappears and people start following the “10 Amoral Concepts”, which are theft, violence, murder, lying, evil speaking, adultery, idle talk, covetousness, greed, and perverted lust.

Hmmm…

Scientists believe the world will end in five billion years when our sun is dying.

Frankly, that Buddhist thing sounds as credible as the science thing to me. And as we said at the top, plenty of people bung this whole thing up. Here’s a list of 242 (we didn’t count ‘em) end of the world predictions, and here’s an easier-to-look-at list of 44 failed predictions.

Frankly, I’ve always been fond of the “Zee End of Zee World” video below.

So long, sinners.