"He predicted it would happen," says the funnyman who played the psychic mollusk on the ESPYs
People.com: Paul the Octopus Diesupdated: Tue Oct 26 2010 13:07:00
The World Cup phenomenon died overnight, his aquarium said Tuesday
The octupus who correctly predicted the outcome of the 2010 World Cup has died at age 2.
Paul the psychic octopus may not have predicted a medal and a soccer jersey in his future, but he now owns both.
The keeper for Paul the Octopus talks to CNN about his World Cup predictions and requests for future picks.
Paul the octopus -- who correctly predicted the outcome of eight World Cup matches in a row -- is officially retiring from the prediction business, said the aquarium in Germany where he lives.
Are the predictive powers of Paul the Octopus unique? CNN's Ayesha Durgahee reports.
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