It was the magic idea that led to Wolfenstein 3d, and it remains the most reliable moneymaker in games today.

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Basketball legend "Magic" Johnson led a group that won an auction for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team Tuesday night, marking the final chapter in a soap-opera-style saga for the legendary franchise.

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Led by Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul Jabbar, the Lakers played electrifying fast break basketball and dazzled the fans.

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That's probably why, in the NBA, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers teams of the '80s, led by Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, respectively, rate higher than the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls clubs of the 1990s.

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Like magic, fossil fuels have led to an increase in abundance.

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His very first draft pick, Magic Johnson, took the league by storm and led L.A. to the 1979-80 title, kicking off a decade of memorable battles with Larry Bird and the Celtics (the two teams combined for eight of nine NBA championships from 1980 through 1988).

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That led to color-coded paths, a Magic Forest in the main lobby and a wishing tree where family members can write their hopes for hospitalized children.

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Some of the vitamins present in foods are necessary in small amounts to maintain health, a fact that has over the years led us to think that there are more magic substances in food.

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The outpouring of public support led to the foundation of a non-profit organization, Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, dedicated to preserving Zagar's latest project as well as his public murals around the neighbourhood.

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