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The Motley Fool July 15, 2005 Rich Smith	Lego's Land Deal Clicks Every once in a while, it pays to pay attention to the private world. News has just broken that the Netherlands' Lego has sold off a 70% interest in its 128-acre Legoland California theme park, and three other parks as well.
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