15 interesting facts about LEGO men

Everyone has heard about the LEGO designers, but not everyone knows that many interesting events are connected with the products of the company of the same name. Below are fifteen of the most interesting facts about LEGO men, according to Mashable.

1. The first figure of the LEGO man was created in 1976 more than two decades after the birth of the first plastic brick of the company.

Designers spent three years and created 51 prototypes before they received a mini-figure in the form in which it exists now.

2. The height of the little man without hair and a headdress is equal to four LEGO bricks.

Thanks to this, all the little men are embedded inside the LEGO structures.

3. The female figurine went through a lot of concepts before it received two standard legs, like a male figurine.

4. The LEGO designers decided that the yellow color represents all nationalities and races better than others.

5. Until 1979, until the first wigs were invented, all the male figures wore hats.

6. If you take all the released mini-figures, you can fill them with about 170 standard-size swimming pools.

7. Every second about 12 LEGO men are made.

8. Holes in the heads of mini-figures are made so that in case of accidental ingestion by young children they do not cause a choking attack.

9. Designers very rarely paint their characters noses. This makes face figures more accurate.

10. The first licensed product of the LEGO company was the LEGO Star Wars kit. It happened in 1999.

11. In 2007, in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars film, LEGO released 10,000 gilded and chrome android C-3PO figures, including two 14-carat ones.

Collectible figures were invested in LEGO Star Wars sets arbitrarily.

12. Boba Fett from Star Wars is one of the rarest and most collectible mini-figures of LEGO.

13. NBA Basketball characters were the first LEGO men with spring-loaded arms and legs. It happened in 2003.

In addition, mini-figurines of the NBA series were among the first LEGO men, similar to real people.

14. LEGO celebrated the tenth series of its mini-figures with the release of 5,000 copies of Mr. Gold, which fell into the set by accident.

15. The most successful employees of the company LEGO instead of the usual business cards have mini-figurines with their names.

Do you know how much the most expensive LEGO brick costs? The answer is here.

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