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OMG Psychic Octopus

By: Peggy Nelson
July 7, 2010

Giving new meaning to the term Fantasy Football, Paul, the Psychic Octopus, picks Spain to win against Germany in today’s World Cup semifinals. Paul resides at Sea Life in Oberhausen, Germany. CNN notes that Paul has achieved an 80% success rate in the past.

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Haw-Haw

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octopi, psychic phenomena, soccer, sports

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Peggy Nelson is a new media artist whose work involves fractured narratives in film, sound, Twitter, and even objects on occasion. Follow her on Twitter at @otolythe.

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