Ten Things You Might Not Know About Doomsday-- Part 5

Well, it appears we made it this so far, so here goes the last two.


9.  HAL LINDSEY, the grandfather of modern prophecy and author of the 1970 best-selling book "The Late Great Planet Earth" was invited to speak at the Pentagon and Air War College.  Did they know or anticipate something?


10.  Will Earth suffer death by Comet or Asteroid?  NASA is concerned enough that it tracks "Near Earth Objects" and plans a mission to investigate asteroid 1999RQ36 which poses a remote threat around 2170.

A century ago, Halley's Comet caused a public uproar, especially after the New York Times reported a scientist's view that toxic gas in the comet's tail could "possibly snuff out all life on the planet."  Sales of bottles air and "comet pills" climbed, but the comet passed harmlessly in 1910.

The Chicago Tribune headline read "We're Still Here," with a subhead reading "World Is Just the Same."

It's the Same Old World.  --Cooter