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LEGO was invented by a Danish carpenter named Ole Kirk Christiansen. In 1932, he owned a small carpentry workshop in Billund, Denmark, where he initially produced wooden items like ladders and tables. During the Great Depression, he started making wooden toys for children to keep his business afloat.

In 1934, he named his company "LEGO," derived from the Danish phrase "leg godt," meaning "play well." In the 1940s, Ole Kirk transitioned from wood to plastic toys, and in 1958, his son, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, developed the modern interlocking LEGO brick system.

These plastic bricks quickly became popular, and LEGO grew into one of the largest and most successful toy manufacturers in the world.