Interactive question: What was your favorite toy when you were a child? If you don’t remember, you can ask your parents, what was your favorite thing to play when you were a child?
Knowledge points: 1. Imitation. 2. Lego. 3. Founder. 4. Collection.
According to a study published in the Australian Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Australian scientists recently discovered that if a person swallowed a Lego brick, it would have to be removed from the stomach. It usually takes a day and a half to get out. For this research, these scientists and children's doctors each swallowed a Lego brick and conducted an experiment on their own bodies.
Doctors and scientists do this mainly for work, and we cannot imitate it. And doctors have also reminded parents that it is best to be careful and not let their children swallow these things.
Speaking of LEGO bricks, do you know what the LEGO in the name means? In fact, the word "Lego" is transliterated from Danish. In Danish, Lego means "very fun".
Why is it called this name? This starts with Christiansen, the founder of Lego bricks.
In 1932, Christiansen opened a wood processing factory in Denmark. He often made toys for his children out of wood. Once, he made a wooden duck, which the children loved very much. So he decided to produce some such wooden toys in the factory.
Unexpectedly, the toys made by Christiansen became more and more popular, so in 1934, he simply changed the wood processing factory into a toy factory. At that time, the toy factory did not have an official name. Christiansen solicited names from family, friends, and factory workers. The prize is a bottle of red wine.
Although everyone was very positive, there was never a name that made him particularly satisfied. In the end, Christiansen thought, let's just call it "Lego", because this word means "very fun" in Danish. In this way, the Lego factory was officially established, and the Lego bricks later became popular all over the world.
Now you know, the "Lego" in the name of the LEGO bricks comes from Danish, which actually means "very fun" when translated.