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The LEGO Man and the Sea

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Watch this video about how an 8-foot tall smiling LEGO man washed ashore near a Dutch resort on HowStuffWorks. No one knows where the LEGO man came from - the Danish toymaker isn't even speculating - but it was Dutch fisherman who rescued the statue and planted in the sand where crowds have been flocking. See the 8ft tall LEGO man in this video from Reuters.

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