Winner of FIFA World Cup 2010 Octopus Dies
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Oberhausen : Germany | Oct 26, 2010 at 8:41 AM PDT
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Today, Paul the Octopus has died at the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany.He gained international fame for his accurate predictions of Germany's fortunes in World Cup soccer as well Final 2010 FIFA world cup.Paul OCTOPUS was just under 3 years old and died of natural causes.octopuses usually live about 3 to 3 and half years.
Octopus gained fame during the FIFA World Cup 2010 for correctly predicting the winner of every game the German team played.Paul also successfully chose Spain to beat the Netherlands in the World Cup final. He retired from predictions after the final game 2010 FIFA world cup.

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