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Medieval monks tried to mathematically calculate the exact date of the apocalypse using weird numbers

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If you give a terrified religious scholar enough free time, they will absolutely turn into a conspiracy theorist. Monks spent centuries measuring the precise dimensions of biblical temples to arbitrarily determine exactly which Tuesday the world was scheduled to burn down.

Medieval monks tried to mathematically calculate the exact date of the apocalypse using weird numbers
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