Say what you will about your intense love of LEGOs, there are many things that the common colored-brick-lover doesn't know about the nearly 80-year-old toy company. For example, did you know that the company named itself after the Danish phrase "Leg Godt", translation: "play well?" Or that the first minifig (LEGO people) were born in 1978 but DIDN'T HAVE ANY FACES?

These fun facts, among many others, can be learned by taking a look at this illustrated History of Legos timeline from Online School.

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