Octy-puss!!

what the hack....all this time I've been hearing of "Octopus" during the Soccer World Cup, never would I have known it really is an living, swimming octopus, and not a human being......

Paul the Octopus!
(picture taken from Metro.co.uk)

Apparently this 8 tentacled sea creature has a reputation of predicting the winning team of the match...psychic? or just random coincidence?