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Paul the octopus died on the morning of October 26, 2010 in the aquarium of the Oberhausen Marine Life Center. In Germany, he is also known as the "Octopus Oracle". He became famous for his supposed ability to guess the outcomes of matches involving the German national football team. To get a prediction, two feeders were lowered into the large aquarium where the octopus lived: with the flag of Germany and its opponent in the upcoming match. It was believed that the winner would be the one whose feeder with the flag was opened by Paul first. Of the 13 matches involving the German national team that he "took on", 11 were predicted correctly. Also, Paul predicted Spain's victory in the 2010 World Cup final over the Dutch national team (this was Paul's first and only prediction for a match without the participation of the German team).