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Jul 15, 2010

Paul the octopus offered 46 million

Apparently, it's not just the soccer players who get high-priced transfer offers from wealthy businessmen.
Paul the "psychic" octopus, who made headlines after predicting Spain's victory in the World Cup, has been offered 30,000 euros, or 46 million won, by Spanish businessmen from Carballino, a small village in northwestern Spain.
They say they want Paul to be the mascot at the village's annual gastronomic event on Aug. 8. which focuses on squid dishes.
"We are not going to eat the octopus," assured Manuel Pazo, who owns a fishing business in the village.
The aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, where Paul resides, has rejected the offer, but the businessmen are reportedly still considering borrowing him for the event.

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