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fredag, januari 21, 2011

Germany Erects Monument to Paul the Octopus

Photographers surround the monument of Paul the octupus at Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany Thursday Jan. 20, 2011.The two-meter-tall statue has been revealed for Paul the Octopus, the tentacled tipster who fascinated football fans by correctly predicting results at last year's World Cup. A spokeswoman for the Oberhausen aquarium, where Paul lived until he died three months ago, said Thursday the statue was erected because fans from around the world had asked for a place of remembrance for the psychic mollusk. Tanja Munzig said the cremated ashes of Paul were placed in a gold-leaf-covered urn inside an oversized football that is part of the Paul monument.

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