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Perhaps one of the most beloved and well-known toys in history, Lego has entertained children for over 70 years, with the simple interlocking brick inspiring a franchise today which includes movies, games, competitions and eight Legoland amusement parks.

The brainchild of Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, the toy nearly didn’t come to fruition, after a series of devastating fires, the Great Depression and Nazi occupation threatened the company’s closure.

However, today it is estimated that there are a staggering 600 billion Lego pieces in existence, and as of 2021, Lego was the largest toy company in the world.

So who was Ole Kirk Christiansen?

He was born into a poor family

Ole Kirk Christiansen was born in 1891 in the village of Filskovand, Jutland, Denmark.

The tenth child of Jens Niels Christiansen and Kirstine Christiansen, his family were poor but Ole managed to achieve basic schooling. While working as a farmhand from the age of six, Christiansen develo