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Voice Over • Documentaries
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Description
Vocal Characteristics
Language
English
Voice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)
Accents
North American, US General American (GenAm), US West Coast (California, Portland)
Transcript
Note: Transcripts are generated using speech recognition software and may contain errors.
Maya, an ancient South American culture predicted that time would end in a violent apocalypse. On December 21st 2012 they created an elaborate astronomical calendar called the Long Count, which stops abruptly in 2012. This date, which is also the winter equinox, coincides with an incredibly rare galactic alignment that happens once every 26,000 years. What did the Mayan is think would happen when their calendar ended?