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Facts About LEGO by Mark Hughes Related Links LEGO Quiz LEGO Timeline 20th-Century Toys and Games Timeline The National Toy Hall of Fame® See our LEGO Timeline and try our LEGO Quiz!The NameLEGO means to play well. It comes from the combination and abbreviation of two words in Danish “leg godt”. LEGO should always be written in capital letters. LEGO should never appear by itself, but should be paired with a noun: LEGO piece, LEGO set, LEGO universe.Toy of the CenturyThe LEGO brick was named “Toy of the Century” by Fortune magazine and the British Association of Toy Retailers.How Many Different Types of LEGO Elements Exist?2,200 different elements—or types of piecesHow Many LEGO Elements Are Manufactured?Approximately 19 billion each yearor, 2 million per houror, 36,000 per minuteLEGO Elements Come in How Many Colors?55Where Are LEGO Bricks Made?Billund, DenmarkHow Are LEGO Bricks Made?Plastic is heated to 232C until it becomes like dough. The plastic is then injected into molds at a pressure of 25–150 tons, depending on what type of element is being created. Seven seconds in the mold is as long as it takes for the plastic to cool. Voilà, the cooled brick is finished and removed from the mould. Are Any Bricks Ever Rejected?A LEGO element is rejected if is does not meet the company’s standards. LEGO estimates that out of every one million elements that are produced, only 18 end up being rejected. More from Toys and Games
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LEGO means to play well. It comes from the combination and abbreviation of two words in Danish “leg godt”. LEGO should always be written in capital letters. LEGO should never appear by itself, but should be paired with a noun: LEGO piece, LEGO set, LEGO universe.
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- Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses
- Current Events This Week: January 2023
- African Americans by the Numbers
- Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
- The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
