Sports Superstitions: Spain Protective Over Paul the Psychic Octo

  I was very much intrigued by this World Cup character, a “psychic” octopus called Paul!  And since it picked Spain as the fated winner, Germans started wishing him fried!   His kind was removed from a US restaurant menu, and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was ready to send some protection to Paul.   [...]

Voracious Appetites of Athletes: Football’s Fabio Cannavaro and Swimmer Michael Phelps

These men burn calories and eat as if preparing for the World War.  To give us an idea of the athlete appetite, here football centerback Fabio Cannavaro describes his diet:   While the news report that Michael Phelps consumes 12,000 calories a day, he claims just 8,000-10,000 calories:  

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