Topic: Paul the Octopus
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In Pictures: Paul the Octopus predicts World Cup outcomes
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Paul the Octopus gets own memorialPaul the Octopus became an international celebrity after he accurately predicted Germany's 2010 World Cup outcomes.
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Heidi opossum: how Germany has fallen for a cross-eyed opossum
Heidi opossum hasn't even been put on display at the Leipzig Zoo, but already Germans can't get enough of her. With a Facebook following of 80,000, a song written about her, and merchandising on the way, the lovable creature is sure to have plenty of visitors when she goes on exhibit.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/03
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Paul the Octopus: how he got his namePaul the Octopus, being remembered today around the globe, was named after a poem for young readers.
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Paul the Octopus has died. Who will predict the next World Cup outcome?Paul the Octopus, the oracle who caught world attention for predicting Germany's World Cup outcome, has died.
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In Pictures: Amazing octopuses
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/15
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Octopus Paul retires, international dispute over ownership beginsOctopus Paul has used his alleged psychic powers for the last time. Octopus Paul will be retiring from the oracle business, say officials at his aquarium in Germany.
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Octopus Paul to retire from the oracle business
Octopus Paul, the prognosticating invertebrate who accurately predicted the outcomes of all of Germany's World Cup matches, is going to go back to his previous job of being a regular octopus.
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Spain celebrates; Dutch blame octopusAs fans of Spain luxuriate in the glow of the country's first World Cup championship, fans of the Netherlands search for an explanation of what went wrong. Some blame the referee, others point to Paul the Octopus.
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Octopus Paul has thunder stolen by Mani the ParakeetOctopus Paul picked Spain to win the World Cup final as Mani the Parakeet, a new animal oracle from Singapore, predicts that the Netherlands will be victorious.
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Octopus Paul rescues fellow octopi from the menuOctopus Paul predicts Spain's victory, jubilant Spanish chef José Andrés takes octopus off all his menus
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Germany hopes Paul the Octopus is wrongPaul the Octopus picked Spain to win in the semifinal match between Spain and Germany.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/06
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In Pictures: Paul the Octopus predicts World Cup outcomes
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