The real hero of the World Cup: Paul the octopus

Paul’s incredible feat of bookie-busting clairvoyance in correctly predicting the outcome of Germany’s seven World Cup matches, and then the final result, in which Spain proved victorious, has fans worldwide in an uproar…dare I say, salivating.

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How he did it: Two boxes bearing (a) the flag of a competing country and (b) a snack for Paul were put in his tank, and then whichever box Paul ate from would be seen as his “choice” for the winner. In each case, Paul’s choice proved correct.

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