According to the history books, 2012 was an interesting year, or perhaps I should say years?
The first 2012 ended with nuclear holocaust, but something amazing happened. When the clock struck twelve, Greenwhich Mean Time, the planet and all its populace suddenly reverted to exactly what they were doing when 2011 became 2012. It was the first time that Times Square suddenly went quiet during a new year's celebration as everyone everywhere had the living shit blown out of their minds as they came to realize they had all collectively traveled back in time.
The second 2012 was seen as proof that a deity existed. All religions claimed responsibility for the "second chance", as 2012 came to be known. Other affectionate terms were 'groundhog year', 'the year lyndsey lohan won an oscar', and 'flgbbizzywwyn'; the latter being the Swedish word for 'again'. Groundhog Day became the best selling movie of all-time, and Bill Murray was given 3 lifetime acheivement awards, and a pup from a very rare breed of spaniel called "Mayan Ginches" that walk completely upright and are naturally capable of saying the following three words: "food", "balls", and "tits".
The third 2012 imploded on itself after a man discovered how to create a black hole out of common tortilla ingredients.
A year later, the fourth 2012 saw a ban on all tortilla products. North Korea created its own tortilla black hole and destroyed the earth once again.
24 north korean black holes, and 24 groundhog years later, North Korea decided it was best not to play with dangerous weapons.
The 29th 2012 actually did end in mayan-type apocalypse.
For the next few hundred groundhog years, people gradually accepted a more peaceful lifestyle as they stopped living their lives in the fear of impending doom.
In 2013, Mayan Ginches went extinct.
