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CURIOUS THINGS YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT LEGO

Added on: 15th May 2016

 

 

THE LITTLE HOLES IN THE HEADS OF THE LEGO

PEOPLE ARE THERE SO THAT IF A CHILD

SWALLOWS ONE, THEY CAN STILL BREATHE

The little holes in the heads of the Lego people are there so that if a child swallows one, they can still breathe

 

 

WITHIN THE LEGO COMPANY, STANDARD PIECES

ARE CALLED BRICKS. PLATES ARE THE FLAT ONES.

BEYOND THAT, THE BRICKS AND PLATES ARE

DIFFERENTIATED BY THE NUMBER OF STUDS

THEY HAVE I.E. 2×4

Within the LEGO company, standard pieces are called bricks. Plates are the flat ones. Beyond that, the bricks and plates are differentiated by the number of studs they have i.e. 2x4

 

 

AS THEMES CHANGE, THE COLOUR PALETTE CHANGES

BUT THE BASIC COLOURS (WHITE, BLACK, YELLOW,

GREEN, BLUE, AND RED) WILL ALWAYS BE THERE

As themes change, the color palette changes but the basic colors (white, black, yellow, green, blue, and red) will always be there

 

 

LEGO WAS ACTUALLY MEANT TO BE AN ADJECTIVE

("LEGO BRICK" AND NOT JUST "LEGO")

Lego was actually meant to be an adjective (

 

 

AS YOU MAY HAVE DEDUCED, THE PLURAL OF LEGO

IS NOT LEGOS. IT WOULD BE "LEGO BRICKS"

As you may have deduced, the plural of Lego is not Legos. It would be

 

 

ALL FIGURINES WERE GIVEN YELLOW COLOURS TO

REFLECT THE NON-SPECIFIC QUALITY OF A

CHILD'S IMAGINATION

All figurines were given yellow colors to reflect the non-specific quality of a child's imagination.

 

 

OVER 2 MILLION LEGO BRICKS ARE PRODUCED

EVERY HOUR. THAT COMES TO 19 BILLION

BRICKS PER YEAR

Over 2 millon Lego bricks are produced every hour. That comes to 19 billion bricks per year.

 

 

SINCE LEGO BRICKS WENT INTO PRODUCTION BACK

IN 1958 NEARLY 400 BILLION BRICKS HAVE BEEN MADE.

THAT IS 62 BRICKS FOR EVERY PERSON ON EARTH

Since Lego bricks went into production back in 1958 nearly 400 billion bricks have been made. That is 62 bricks for every person on Earth

 

 

IN THE UNITED STATES, ABOUT 130 NEW SETS

ARE LAUNCHED EVERY YEAR

In the United States, about 130 new sets are launched every year

 


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