TIL a German Mathematician predicted a flood would engulf the world on Feb. 20th, 1524. A nobleman had him build a three story ark to survive this "apocalypse". People had gathered to see the ark, when a light rain started hundreds were stampeded to death in the ensuing panic.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ten-notable-apocalypses-that-obviously-didnt-happen-9126331/?no-ist=&page=2



Submitted March 29, 2015 at 12:50AM by p_U_c_K_IV http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30mjnv/til_a_german_mathematician_predicted_a_flood/