It
wouldn’t surprise us if we see a stack of Lego
sets
at
our friends’ places. Lego, the universal game, has become probably
the most popular entertainment for children and adults. Various
difficulty levels, numerous collections, different theme parks around
the world and many more features make this game such a great
investment as a collectible.
Spider Monkey, from the Colnect catalog
Today
we would like you to get familiar with some of the most impressive facts
about Lego that you probably never heard of. Even if have heard those before, come
and brush up your memory! :)
Let
us know which fact gripped you the most in the comments below.
1.
The Lego group got the patent rights for the standard brick in 1958.
All 2x4 Lego bricks ever produced have been exactly the same.
2.
Statistically, there are ~1140
elements made per second (!).
Small Pre-School Basic Set Minitalia, from the Colnect catalog
3.
On average, every person has 83 Lego bricks. Crazy, no?
4.
Almost 28 Lego sets are sold each second during the Christmas season.
Three Christmas Decorations - Santa Tree and Snowman, from the Colnect catalog
5.
If you lay together all Lego bricks
sold in a year, the line would
stretch around the Earth 20+ times.
6.
The world's tallest Lego tower is 28.7m high (made from with 465,000
bricks).
Sears Tower, from the Colnect catalog
7.
Willing to reach the Moon? You'd need a column of around 40 billion
Lego bricks!
8.
Since the first Lego minifigure was made in 1978, more than 4 billion
have been manufactured – making it the largest population group in
the world. In addition, every minifigure is exactly 4 bricks tall
(without a hat).
Day 1 - Minifigure & Drumstick, from the Colnect catalog
9.
The exact number of combinations you can get from connecting 6
eight-stud bricks (2x4) is 915,103,765!
10.
Currently there are Lego theme parks in Denmark, The UK, The USA, Germany
and Malaysia. The construction work is still ongoing for new Lego theme parks in The UAE
(opening 2016), South Korea and Japan.
"LEGOLAND Picture Frame - Billund Edition", from the Colnect catalog
Colnect’s
Lego sets catalog currently
has more than 6.700 sets. To find out more about the history of the
toy and our catalog, have a look at 80th Anniversary for the LEGO name post.
You
are also welcome to participate in the Lego
poll!
