Octopus Paul FIFA 2010 Predictions Slammed By Big B!

Octopus Paul FIFA 2010 Predictions Slammed By Big B!
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The Germans want to kill it while the Spanish PM has promised hi-tech security for Paul, the octopus, who continues to make headlines. And now two-year-old octopus oracle, a resident of Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany has attracted the attention of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan who has chosen to slam the superstition surrounding it through his blog.

Paul has achieved global fame after correctly predicting the results of all of Germany's games at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa but Bachchan doesn't seem to be impressed.

"Germany lost late in to the night/early morning our time, and the surprise of the predictions of the Octopus Paul have brought superstition right onto the front pages. The octopus had predicted a Spanish victory and so it was. This is quite amazing and ridiculous at the same time...."

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