Like Easy-Bake Ovens and Troll dolls , you probably remember these famous plastic bricks fondly from your childhood. But did you know the first one was made in 1932 and out of wood? Didn't think so. Here are a few more facts you might not know about the toy of the century :

They used to be called "Automatic Binding Bricks." Getty/Leigh Vogel And they were invented by a Danish man named Ole Kirch Christiansen, who started it when he lost his job as a carpenter. Clearly the original name lacked some serious catchiness.

The name LEGO comes from the Danish language. Getty/TIMM SCHAMBERGER It's made from the first two letters of the Danish words LEG GODT, meaning "play well". Oh, and the plural of LEGO is LEGO, so don't even think about adding that "s."

Every single brick created since 1958 can still interlock together. Getty/AFP A slight change to the design launched that year, and every block since has been consistent (on purpose) so that kids can use all of their sets interchangeably.

Every person on earth owns on average 86 LEGO bricks. Getty/JIM WATSON That's a lot.

Six eight-studded bricks fit together in 915,103,765 different combinations. Getty/Jay Colton Computers helped LEGO calculate this difficult-to-comprehend number. Overwhelmed? Two bricks can be combined in 24 different ways, and three in 1,060 ways. That's a little easier to digest.

Only 18 pieces in one million are wasted during the production process. Getty/Dan Kitwood The molds are super accurate (within two-thousandth of a millimeter) so only a handful fail to meet the company's high quality standards.

LEGO artists are a real thing. Courtesy of Brick Artist Sure, we've already shown you the crazy ways people have decorated with these bricks, but people like artist Nathan Sawaya take 'em to a whole new level.

If LEGO figurines were real people, they would be the world's largest population. Getty/Dan Kitwood There are over 4 billion in total.

During the holiday season, 28 sets are sold every second. Getty Yes, every second. Think about it: That means 1,680 are sold every minute, 100,800 every hour — you get the picture.

LEGO is the world's largest manufacturer of wheels. Courtesy of LEGO Sure, they're mini wheels, but still. The company produces 306 million a year — that's more than Bridgestone, Goodyear, everyone.

Lauren Smith McDonough Senior Editor Lauren is a senior editor at Hearst.

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