| Question: How do honey bees communicate? | | | | to file a patent. Levi Strauss saw the potential for |
| Answer: Dance | | | | this new product and agreed to partner with Davis. |
| Interesting Fact: The ability of honeybees to | | | | On May 20, 1873, the two men received patent |
| communicate direction and distance from the hive to | | | | no.139,121 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark |
| nectar sources through dance "language" has | | | | Office. That day is now considered to be the official |
| received widespread attention. In 1973, Karl von | | | | "birthday" of blue jeans. |
| Frisch received a Nobel Prize for deciphering the | | | | Question: Where did Legos originate? |
| language. | | | | Answer: Denmark |
| Question: What is the deepest lake in the world? | | | | Interesting Fact: Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter |
| Answer: Lake Baikal | | | | from Billund, Denmark, began producing miniature |
| Interesting Fact: Lake Bakail is not only deepest lake | | | | versions of his products as design aids. These |
| in the world; it is also the oldest and most voluminous | | | | miniatures then inspired him to begin producing toys. |
| in the entire world! It lies in Southern Siberia in Russia | | | | It was in 1934 that the company name Lego was |
| between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and | | | | coined. A staff contest, offering a bottle of |
| Buryatia to the southeast near the city of Irkutsk. | | | | homemade wine as a prize, resulted in "Lego", a |
| Question: Who invented blue jeans? | | | | self-made contraction from the Danish phrase leg |
| Answer: Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss | | | | godt, meaning "play well." Later the Lego Group |
| Interesting Fact: Levi Strauss invent blue jeans? | | | | discovered that "Lego" can be loosely interpreted as |
| For Profit: Levi Strauss ran a successful dry goods | | | | "I put together" or "I assemble" in Latin. It was not |
| business in San Francisco. | | | | until the 1947 that the Lego company first |
| One of his customers was a tailor named Jacob | | | | investigated selling interlocking plastic bricks. |
| Davis who hit upon the idea of putting metal rivets | | | | Question: What is the largest city in the world? |
| at the points of strain, such as on the pocket | | | | Answer: Shanghai, China |
| corners and at the base of the button fly, to | | | | Interesting Fact: Shanghai, China, is the largest city in |
| prevent his workman customers from ripping out | | | | the world with its population of 13.3 million within the |
| their pockets. The riveted pants were a hit with his | | | | recognized city limits. The largest metropolitan area is |
| customers and so he worried that someone might | | | | Toyko, Japan, at 31.2 million. |
| steal the idea. But he didn't have the $68 necessary | | | | Question: How many teeth do elephants have? |