Paul octopus has died

The famous octopus Paul which corectly predicted all results of 8 chosen games during the 2010 World Cup has died at age 2 1/2. German officials from Oberhausen aquarium announced that the octopus died of natural causes. Paul looked ok when checked Monday evening but he was found dead Tuesday morning. The specialists consider that it is something normal for this type of octopus to die at that age. Born in January 2008 in Weymouth, England, Paul was raised at Germany's Oberhausen aquarium and started becoming famous during the 2008 European football tournament. At that time the cephalopod predictions were not 100% accurate including also the erroneous result of the final. In 2010 instead, Paul guessed all seven Germany's games and also Spain's win over the Netherlands in the World Cup final. The method of prediction was quite simple: two food (mussel)-containing boxes were being introduced in Paul's environment, and the boxes were wrapped with national flags of teams following to confront. The box chosen by Paul for its meal represented the winning team.

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Maria Sharapova and Sasha Vujacic engaged in Los Angeles

Tennis star Maria Sharapova and Los Angeles Lakers player Sasha Vujacic just got engaged in LA. "We are engaged and are both really happy", Vujacic said. "It's good and now we can focus on other things." The agent of the multiple Grand Slam champion Sharapova confirmed the news. Serb basketballer said that a wedding date has not been yet proposed.

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Dutch ferry capsizes in Amsterdam-Rijn canal after collision

The collision between a small passenger ferry and a freight ship made the first one sink in the waters of Amsterdam-Rijn canal on Friday. The small vessel which was used to transport people and bikes across the Rijn canal was hit in the Nieuwer Ter Aa-Breukelen area, north of Utrecht, a Dutch police official said. Rescue operation involving a police helicopter equipped with sonar and divers was deployed in search for possible victims. The body of a man has been found several hours after the accident which took place at about 7 a.m in Rhine's waters. The corpse is believed to be of the ferry's skipper and the authorities suppose that he was the only person on the ferry at the moment of impact with the German cargo ship.

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Mel Gibson loses Hangover2 role

Actor Mel Gibson has missed the chance to play in the second part of the comedy "Hangover" following the objections of the other participant actors, the director of the movie announced. Director Todd Phillips and Warner Bros officials stated at the beginning of the week that Gibson will play the role of a tattoo specialist in Hangover2 but a few days later they withdrew the offer made to the star. Hangover2 will bring on screens Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helmsand Justin Bartha who already played in the prior version from 2009. The action of Hangover2 will take place in Bangkok. The premiere of Gibson's next movie, the comedy Beaver, directed by Jodie Foster, was postpone due to the recent scandals which affected the personal life of the actor who is accused of alleged aggression against his ex-partner Oksana Grigorieva.

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