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A psychic octopus is getting back to his old job after predicting the Spanish victory in the world cup and receiving a trophy of this own.

Paul the Octopus turned into a worldwide celebrity after successfully picking the winner of eight world cup matches. And now that the soccer showdown is over Paul will settle down at the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany where he has become a feature attraction. Sea Life Supervisor Daniel Fey says it’s time for Paul to say good-bye to the world. Fey says he really enjoyed all the media attention and visitors but needs to retire from the spotlight.  read more »

Police in Germany are on the hunt for suspects responsible for a huge public disturbance dureing an attempted bank robbery. A bank robbery they ran away from empty handed.

Robbers in Germany were forced to flee the scene of their would-be crime empty handed after blowing up everything but the cash machine. In the Northeastern village of Malliss, police and the local media were reporting a scene of devastation following the attempted robbery.  read more »

It takes a desperate man to rob a bank, but it takes a stupid man to rob the same bank twice.

This recession has many people turning to extreme measures to stay afloat. But one man in Germany was so desperate for some extra cash he attempted to make a forced withdrawal from his local bank, not once but twice and in a 24 hour time span. A police spokesman says the 50 year old felon was released from jail for holding up a bank in northern Germany. A few hours later he returned to the same bank, flashed a pistol and said “I was here yesterday and I want money again today.”  read more »