Paul the World Cup Octopus Dies in Germany

Posted on October 26th, 2010 in Germany | 1 Comment » |

Paul the Octopus, a famous star who correctly predicted the outcome of eight winning matches during the 2010 World Cup, has passed away in his aquarium in Germany today. He had lived just over two years so his death was very unexpected.

Reports say that Paul the Octopus died peacefully in his tank on Tuesday morning at the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany. Staff at the aquarium center reported that Paul died of natural causes.

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The eight-armed football star will be remembered for his prediction of the eight winnings during the 2010 World Cup matches as well as the the final prediction of Spain winnings over Netherlands. Paul made his prediction by opening the lid of one of the two boxes, each containing a treat and the flags of the two competing teams. Paul won the hearts of all football fans after he had correctly predicted eight wins in a row.

Sadly, our friend Paul the octopus won’t be giving any more tentacles predictions in the World Cup series.

 
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