BILLUND, Denmark--Though it's hard to imagine a time without Lego, the world-famous plastic bricks didn't exist until 1949. And today's brick, with its three little tubes that ensure a snug fit with ...

BILLUND, Denmark--Though it's hard to imagine a time without Lego, the world-famous plastic bricks didn't exist until 1949. And today's brick, with its three little tubes that ensure a snug fit with ...

To end the celebration of the 50 years of the LEGO brick, here are the best sets in history. Handpicked from Lugnet—the biggest LEGO database—based on their popularity, these 229 sets belong to the ...

The Lego name was invented in 1934 by the Group's founder, Ole Kirk Kristiansen. Kristiansen took the first two letters of "Leg" and "godt" (Danish for "play well") to make the brand's moniker.

Lego is officially launching a series of tiny, plastic female scientists this August, including an astronomer, paleontologist and a chemist. The idea was submitted by Dr Ellen Kooijman, a geochemist ...

Simple, block-shaped toys have been around for hundreds of years, but it took a 20th-century Danish genius named Ole Kirk Christiansen to invent the interlocking pieces we know today as LEGO bricks.

The Lego name was invented in 1934 by the Group's founder, Ole Kirk Kristiansen. Kristiansen took the first two letters of "Leg" and "godt" (Danish for "play well") to make the brand's moniker.

DK Books is set to launch an updated and expanded edition of LEGO Minifigure: A Visual History will include over 2,500 popular and super rare minifigures that have been released over the last 46 years ...

In 1932 Ole Kirk Christiansen, founder of The Lego Group, started making and selling wooden toys out of his shop in Billund, Denmark. The company continued making wooden toys until 1960, two years ...

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