Paul The Octopus

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  Google's Belgium vs Algeria Doodle Salutes Paul the Octopus

  The cephalopod mollusc had shot to fame during World Cup 2010 in South Africa for accurately predicting the outcome of the games.

• Germany's cross-eyed opossum to pick Oscar winners

  Heidi, the cross-eyed opossum, is taking a page from Paul the Octopus' playbook: the marsupial will attempt to pick this year's Oscar winners.

• Paul the Octopus immortalised in soccer avatar

  The ode to Paul the Octopus is complete. Talismanic is certainly an overused word (have you ever seen it used more than in soccer stories, mostly from across the sea?), but it seems it applies to Paul, at least in the mind of soccer-crazed Germans.On Thursday in Oberhausen, Germany, the tentacled star of last summer's World Cup was immortalized, so...

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• Paul the octopus dies

  Paul the octopus, who shot to fame during this year's football World Cup in South Africa for his flawless record in predicting game outcomes, has died, his aquarium in Germany said today."Management and staff at the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre were devastated to discover that oracle octopus Paul, who achieved global renown during the recent World Cu...

• Kolkata crafts Paul the Octopus in 22k gold

  A Kolkata based group has crafted a signature piece of Paul the psychic octopus. According to the group, the piece is crafted in 22k gold and weighs 3.3 kilos. About 30 craftsmen from Bengal have worked to put the piece together and it is priced at Rs 80 lakh.  The creators also displayed a solid gold replica of the Eiffel tower at the ex...

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• DMK on Jayalalithaa: She's not Paul the Octopus

  If Paul the Octopus doesn't want to live in third-best football country Germany, he might consider Tamil Nadu.Not ordinarily known for football fever, the state's politicians have given the oracle octopus pride of place in their polemics. Witness the scathing observation of a DMK spokesperson on Opposition leader Jayalalithaa predicting Tamil Nadu ...