Jun 17, 2014
World Cup 2014 #14
This Doodle’s Key Themes
Here we have an artist’s rendition of the late Paul the Octopus–perhaps the most famous of all psychic cephalopods–trying to choose the winner in the World Cup match from that big aquarium in the sky. Who will it be?? Only Paul knows.
Incidentally, Google Trends tells us that searches for "Paul the Octopus" spiked on last Thursday, and at their highest were 25x higher than earlier in the month.
Here're Paul's spot-on predictions for the games on this day:
Brazil vs. Mexico: Draw
Russia vs. South Korea: Draw
Belgium vs Algeria: Belgium
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