In this episode
The true story of LEGO bricks for kids: how Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen started making wooden toys in Billund in 1932, and how his family turned them into plastic bricks.
• What the name LEGO means in Danish
• The fires that nearly ended the company
• The tubes inside that make the bricks hold together, added in 1958
• Quiz questions to answer along the way
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