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The Lego company was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter from Billund, Denmark. He began making wooden toys in 1932, but his company was in trouble during the Great Depression. Christiansen changed the company’s name to “Lego,” which is an abbreviation for leg godt (which refers to “play well” in Danish).

In 1934, Lego began using plastic bricks for its production. The first Lego sets were also sold. The company also established Dakta, a new division Dakta which would focus on education-related products.

Through the latter part of the 20th century, Lego continued to expand its product line and marketing efforts. In 1971 Lego introduced dollhouses and furniture pieces and in 1974, the first Lego human figures appeared. Later, the minifigures evolved into the form we use today. Lego began to make more sophisticated Lego Technic sets for older children.

In 1987, Lego introduced the World Cup Lego building contest for children to compete in. The event took place in Billund and 38 children from 17 countries took part. The same year, Lego also began to develop dedicated theme sets that were viewed as systems within the Lego system, like Lego Space, Lego Castle, Lego Town (later renamed Lego City), and Lego FabuLand. In 1988, Lego released a new line of pirate Legos which included a variety facial features and expressions.

In 1999, Lego shifted the way it licensed its characters from franchises. It began to offer Lego versions of popular characters like Spider-Man, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and many others. This was met with mixed reaction from critics and fans alike.