Olympics: Octopus "predicts" 8 gold medals for Japan at Rio

Olympics: Octopus "predicts" 8 gold medals for Japan at Rio

An octopus predicts at an event in Akashi, western Japan, on Aug. 5, 2016 that the country will win eight gold medals at the Rio Olympics, compared with seven at the 2012 London Olympics. The cephalopod was placed in a tank with three plastic boxes labeled "7 or under," "8" and "9 or more," and the octopus chose the middle one. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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