Video - LEGO's Wild Ride: From Wooden Toys to Billion-Brick Empire!
Did you know that the beloved LEGO bricks could have been a no-go from the get-go? Back in 1947, LEGO was just a small Danish company making wooden toys. They decided to take a gamble on a newfangled invention called plastic injection molding. Talk about building your future! And here’s a quirky twist: the name 'LEGO' comes from the Danish phrase "leg godt," which means "play well." Ironically, in Latin, it translates to "I put together." Seems like fate, right? But wait, it gets spicier—LEGO once made a line of kits called "Scala" in the 1970s that included—brace yourself—jewelry elements for girls. Yes, LEGO tried to be the Tiffany’s for the playground crowd! And for those who think stepping on a LEGO brick is torture, imagine this: LEGOland parks use over 400 million LEGO bricks. That's a lot of potential foot landmines! So, next time you snap those bricks together, remember you're playing with a piece of history that almost wasn't!