Is nothing sacred? If we can't have a true, legitimate psychic octopus, what can we have? "Far from being a simple cephalopod that got lucky on a 256-1 chance of predicting eight two-option outcomes in a row... it turns out Paul was / is a publicity stunt for a global entertainment conglomerate, the Merlin Entertainments Group (MEG)." Was his death staged as well? [Independent via The Awl]
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