5 facts about Lego that you didn't know yet
28.1.2024
Translation: machine translated
28 January is an international Lego holiday. I've put together a few fun facts, figures and events to mark the occasion.
1. play and collect well
2. every brick fits together
Lego is manufactured using injection moulds with tolerances of less than two micrometres. This means that Lego bricks you buy today are still compatible with the very old ones you might find in the attic or at a flea market. This fact is probably also partly responsible for why Lego increases in value over the years.
3. Lego world domination
If little Lego men and women were real people, they would be the largest population group on earth. It is estimated that there are 4 billion Lego people worldwide. China, on the other hand, has the largest (real) population in the world with "only" 1.43 billion people.
4. the largest Lego tower in the world is not yours
Admit it: you too have built a really tall Lego tower and were mighty proud afterwards. However, you won't have topped the tallest Lego tower in the world: This one is located in Tel Aviv (Israel) and is almost 36 metres high. It took a good half a million colourful bricks to build it. As beautiful as the Lego tower looks, its origins are sad: it was built in honour of the boy Omer Sayag, who died of cancer and was a huge Lego fan.
5. numbers upon numbers
Maybe not a fact, but interesting nonetheless. These are the three Lego products that were ordered the most from us last year:
Are you a Lego fan and if so, why? Feel free to let me know in the comments.
Cover photo: Anne Fischer
A true local journalist with a secret soft spot for German pop music. Mum of two boys, a dog and about 400 toy cars in all shapes and colours. I always enjoy travelling, reading and go to concerts, too.
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