Will the world end on November 13, 2026?

Three physicists predicted 66 years ago that the world would come to an end on Friday, November 13, 2026.

According to TodayPress TV, citing a study published in the scientific journal Science in 1960, Germany's Der Spiegel has reported on this unusual prediction.

The authors of the hypothesis were Austrian scientist Heinz von Foerster and two of his colleagues at the University of Illinois.

The researchers concluded that rapid population growth on Earth could lead to the extinction of humanity. Their calculations indicated that the time required for the human population to double was continually decreasing. If this trend had continued at the same rate, the world's population would theoretically have reached infinity by 2026.

Interestingly, the scientists did not initially specify an exact date for the predicted doomsday. Their formula pointed to 2026, with a margin of error of several years. Von Foerster therefore decided to select November 13, a date that also coincided with his birthday.

Modern researchers, however, say that the mathematical model was applicable only to a specific historical period. Around 8.3 billion people currently live on Earth, and the rate of population growth has slowed noticeably.