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Giant Lego man washes up on Japanese beach

TORONTO – A giant Lego man washed up on a Japanese beach this week, baffling passersby.

Dressed in blue pants and a red T-shirt, the almost 8′ tall plastic figure was filmed washing ashore by surfer Tatsuya Hirata.

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The words “no real than you are” were printed on the front of the Lego man and the name “Ego Leonard” on the back.

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So, where did it come from?

Dutch artist Ego Leonard who hails from a “virtual world,” according to his website.

“My name is Ego Leonard and according to you I come from the virtual world,” reads a message on his site. “A world that for me represents happiness, solidarity, all green and blossoming, with no rules or limitations.

“Lately however, my world has been flooded with fortune-hunters and people drunk with power. And many new encounters in the virtual world have triggered my curiosity about your way of life.”

This isn’t the first time a massive Lego man has washed up on a beach.

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In 2012, a Lego man washed ashore on California beach and a year before that, it was a Florida beach.

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