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  2. Paul the Octopus - Wikipedia

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    Paul the Octopus (26 January 2008 [1] – 26 October 2010) was a common octopus who predicted the results of international association football matches. Accurate predictions in the 2010 World Cup brought him worldwide attention as an animal oracle .

  3. Mani the parakeet - Wikipedia

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    As a result, Mani made a new prediction for the World Cup Final between Netherlands and Spain. It tipped a Dutch win over Spain. On the other hand, fellow oracle star Paul the Octopus of Germany went for a Spanish victory, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] resulted in some media outlets describing the game as an octopus-versus-parakeet showdown.

  4. Bookies Get Trimmed by Oracle Octopus's World Cup Picks - AOL

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    Forget the 2 to 1 odds in Las Vegas that favor the Netherlands against Spain in Sunday's World Cup finals, the best and most accurate odds are coming from Paul, the psychic octopus. This eight ...

  5. World Cup Puzzles: Why Call It 'Soccer,' and How Does the ...

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    Sunday's final World Cup match between Spain and the Netherlands got me thinking. Since the global tournament started last month, two things I've read about it have caught my attention: First, the ...

  6. Sea Life - Wikipedia

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    This was the home of Paul, the octopus who correctly predicted the German national football team's results at the world cup of 2010, [5] until his death in October 2010. Sea Life Speyer, Speyer; Sea Life Timmendorfer Strand, Timmendorfer Strand

  7. List of hoaxes - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific Northwest tree octopus ... a Swedish mockumentary about the 1958 FIFA World Cup. ... Tamara Rand's prediction of the 1981 assassination attempt on ...

  8. Octopus ancestor is the first of its kind with 10 ... - AOL

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    Researchers have identified an extinct vampire squid-like creature that is the first of its kind with 10 functional arms. The earliest known relative of octopuses and vampire squid has been named ...

  9. Cortana (virtual assistant) - Wikipedia

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    When asked for a prediction, Cortana correctly predicted the winners of the first 14 matches of the football 2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, including the semi-finals, before it incorrectly picked Brazil over the Netherlands in the third place play-off match; this streak topped Paul the Octopus who correctly predicted all 7 of Germany's ...