NICE LITTLE LEGO NUMBERS
NICE LITTLE LEGO NUMBERS
jeanniejeanniejeannie.co.uk BLOG 8th May 2018
THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY
Lego is an amazing company. In 2015 the company overtook Ferrari to become one of the most powerful in the world. Here are some freshly picked numbers about the company.
1 5,805,846 Lego bricks used to build largest ever Lego construction built – Tower Bridge and took 5 months to construct
2 550,000 Lego bricks used in Lego Italy’s tallest ever Lego structure measuring 35 metres and 5 cm, almost as high as 4 double decker buses
3 3.2 million Lego bricks were used by Top Gear presenter James May to build a full scale house
4 75 billion Lego bricks are sold throughout the world every year – enough to circle the earthfive times
5 700 million Lego tyres are produced every year making Lego one of the biggest tyre manufacturers in the world
6 19,000 prople in over 80 countries are employed by Lego
7 3,700 different types of Lego bricks are produced every year, down from 13,000 in 2003
8 $800 million Lego debt by 2003
9 400 billion Lego bricks are estimated to have been produced since the company was founded
10 3,655 different Mini figures have been produced
11 £660 million was Lego’s profit in 2015
12 38,400 Lego bricks to build a Taylor Swift mosaic, built at Legoland, Windsor after a poll to find out from the public which celebrity they would like as a best friend
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE FOR THE DAY
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” – Benjamin Franklin
HAPPINESS IS…
Happiness is…piles and piles of Lego bricks for your personal use
GRANDAD’S ONE LINER JOKE OF THE DAY
Why did Charlie eat his homework? The teacher said it was a piece of cake.
LOVE IS…
Love is…when he chases you around the sofa
TRACK OF THE DAY
The Last Time – The Rolling Stones
Highest Chart Position: No.1 18th March 1965
©2018 Phil M Robinson