THINGS YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT LEGO

ALL AROUND THE WORLD, EVERY SINGLE SECOND,

7 LEGO SETS ARE SOLD

LEGO IS ALLEGEDLY SO EXPENSIVE BECAUSE IT IS

MADE WITH HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS SO THEY

CAN BE HANDED DOWN OVER GENERATIONS

ACCORDING TO SOURCES AT LEGO, NO LEGO BRICK

HAS EVER DECOMPOSED OR RELEASED TOXIC SUBSTANCES

LEGO SETS USED TO BE PRODUCED FOR SEVERAL

YEARS. BECAUSE FADS IN THE TOY INDUSTRY ARE

RAPIDLY CHANGING THESE DAYS, MANY SETS ARE

DISCONTINUED IN LESS THAN A YEAR

SOME LEGO THEMES, LIKE CASTLE AND SPACE, ARE

CONSIDERED EVERGREEN. THIS MEANS THAT

ALTHOUGH SMALL CHANGES ARE MADE TO

INTRODUCE NOVELTY, THE THEME STAYS IN

PRODUCTION

GERMANY IS THE NUMBER ONE MARKET FOR LEGO.

ACTUALLY, LEGO BRICKS ARE THE NUMBER ONE

TOY IN GERMANY. THE MOST POPULAR SETS

ARE TECHNIC AND CITY

THE UNITED STATES IS THE LARGEST

MARKET FOR LEGO BRICKS. THE MOST POPULAR

SETS ARE STAR WARS AND BIONICLE

LEGO ALMOST WENT BANKRUPT WHEN IT STARTED

TO TRY EXPANDING INTO OTHER AREAS LIKE VIDEO

GAMES AND THEME PARKS. FORTUNATELY THEY

DECIDED TO GO BACK TO JUST FOCUSING ON BUILDING

LEGO BRICKS AND THE COMPANY BOUNCED BACK