If it has escaped your attention this morning, today is Friday the 13th. Under normal circumstances, it would be just another Friday the 13th. You might even drive more safely because you're so aware of it. However, coupled with the fact that nowadays comedians bring you more real news than news channels and the most famous family in America is not the First Family, but the Kardashians, we really wonder if the world isn't actually ending this year. Is it just coincidence that the year the Mayans said the world would end is a year that starts off with the 13th day on a Friday? With that in mind, we took a closer look at why today might truly be the beginning of the end...

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