Whether you are a believer or a detractor of Paul the Octopus, you really need to give it to it that it has gotten all eight predictions right in the just concluded FIFA World Cup 2010. Paul the Octopus lives in an aquarium at Sea Life Oberhausen, Germany and has not gotten a prediction wrongly since the 2008 European final.
I read in news reports that this would probably be Paul's last prediction as he is already "2.5 years old. The average lifespan of an octopus is about three years". Strangely, my German friend told me that in 2006, Paul the Octopus made a wrong prediction that Germany would proceed to the semi-finals. Paul the Octopus was actually born in England in 2006. So, some media had their facts wrongly. Or are they writing in terms of "octopus" years?
I read in news reports that this would probably be Paul's last prediction as he is already "2.5 years old. The average lifespan of an octopus is about three years". Strangely, my German friend told me that in 2006, Paul the Octopus made a wrong prediction that Germany would proceed to the semi-finals. Paul the Octopus was actually born in England in 2006. So, some media had their facts wrongly. Or are they writing in terms of "octopus" years?
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