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by Holly Anderson • Jul 6, 2010 9:59 PM EDT
Mein Gott! Ich habe eine Axt im Kopf! German soccer fans are in a bit of a state following a prediction of a Spanish victory in Wednesday's World Cup semifinal ... made by an octopus:
Some background on why this is important (err, "important"):
Not an ordinarily superstitious people, Germans have become believers in Paul’s possible psychic powers. [...] The octopus has turned into an international celebrity after accurately picking the winner of all five German World Cup matches to date—including their 1-0 loss to Serbia.
Aww, who says Germans are a humorless people?
HT: Dirty Tackle.
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Make that 6 out of 6
Its time to take that mollusk to Vegas.
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by Ben Prather on Jul 9, 2010 12:00 PM EDT reply actions
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