Nine-year-old Zerick I. Ozuna was a master at playing the card game Uno, often beating his teachers and providing his friends strategies for winning, said Farley Elementary School principal Katie Sonderegger. “He truly held a special place in the hearts of many of our students and staff members,” she wrote in a message Auburn-Washburn USD […]
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Two arrested, including 71-year-old man, for allegedly stealing almost 3,000 boxes of LEGOs
Two people were arrested Wednesday in what police are calling a LEGO theft ring after almost 3,000 boxes of stolen LEGO toys were found in a California home, police said. Richard Siegel, 71, and Blanca Gudino, 39, were arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department after a retailer identified Gudino as a suspect in a […]
From tails to (umbilical) arms, the hidden details in Lego’s new Artemis SLS rocket
What do two dinosaur tails, four beehives, six segments of roller coaster track and 88 faucets have to do with a rocket designed to fly astronauts to the moon? They are all among the repurposed parts, hidden details and “easter eggs” found when building the new Lego Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System model, now […]
Jeff Bezos Said The ‘Best Gift’ He Ever Received Was Construction Toys — He Loved Them So Much That Mackenzie Scott Bought Him A 5-Foot-Tall Tool Chest Filled With Legos For Their Fifth Wedding Anniversary
In December 2004, on Marketplace.org’s “Best Gift Ever” series, Amazon.com Inc. Founder Jeff Bezos reflected on the most impactful gift he ever received. He recalled the construction toys his grandfather gave him throughout his childhood: Lincoln Logs, Erector Sets, Legos. These gifts were more than playthings; they were the building blocks of Bezos’s innovative mindset. […]