According to the NY Times, 216 people bet actual US currency (on betus.com) that the world would end on 6/6/06. The site, of course, was committed to paying any winners: “Come rain, sleet, snow or apocalypse, our clients will receive their winnings,” a spokesperson said.

The learning here? While many web developers and designers are logical, web users are not.

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