The world was due to end on October 8, 2025

1. 20188th anniversary
   Said on this day

   Guardian: 'We Have 12 Years to Limit Climate Change Catastrophe.' The 12 Years End in 2030.

   The 2018 IPCC 1.5C report arrived with a countdown on top. The headline started a dozen-year clock that half the internet is still quoting.

   'We Have 12 Years to Limit Climate Change Catastrophe' · The Guardian (headline and lead on the IPCC 1.5C special report)

   Deadline set: 2030 (12 years from October 2018) · status: Upcoming

   Every countdown starts somewhere; these started today.

2. 20251st anniversary
   Last day of the window · busted

   Rapture Set for Sept 23-24, 2025; Rescheduled to the Julian Calendar

   A South African preacher went viral with dates he was 'a billion percent sure' of. Then came October 7-8.

   The 2025 #RaptureTok Rapture · Joshua Mhlakela (South African preacher, in YouTube interviews)

   Said Jun 17, 2025: 3 months, 21 days before this date.

   The sun came up the next morning, rudely unbothered.

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