It's Dec. 7, 2012.

You have exactly 14 days until the end of the world, according to ancient predictions based on the Mayan calendar.

NASA and the U.S. government have made clear that Apocalypse rumors are false. Though it has not stopped people from preparing for Earth's imminent destruction.

Keep in mind that doomsday theorists and religious sects have been predicting The End for thousands of years.

Fortunately, all of these dates have come and gone uneventfully.

To maintain your faith that this will also be the case in two weeks when the 21st rolls around, we've compiled 10 other dates when the world was supposed to end, but didn't.