Lego bucks toy industry woes, turning in 13% sales increase
While the rest of the toy industry struggles to break even, Lego continues to break sales records. The Danish toy block maker, which has a passionate following among adults and children, said on Wednesday that sales and operating profit for the first half of 2024 had reached record highs. Revenue rose 13% to $4.6 billion […]
Great White Shark Rolls Up On Fishermen In Massachusetts, Attempts To Toy With Their Inner Peace
Me: Let’s write a blog about a great white shark just days before I go on vacation. And why not? They’re only one of the coolest animals to ever exist, despite how terrifying they can be. Just ask these fishermen in Massachusetts who got rolled up on by a great white while out at sea. […]
Inventor of Rubik’s Cube turns 80 — 50 years of world’s most popular puzzle toy
Fifty years ago, sitting in his mother’s apartment in Budapest, Hungary, a young professor named Ernő Rubik finally completed a prototype for the “Magic Cube.” Rubik, an interior design teacher, was fascinated by geometry but his attempts to create a robust 3D structure with movable, interchangeable layers were unsuccessful. But after months of perseverance, Rubik […]