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Everyone's favorite Lego brick is now 50 years old, from humble beginnings in a carpenter workshop in Billund, Denmark - the carpenter workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen.

Over the years, Lego has seemed to grow with me - from houses to spaceships (and some were both) to cars, from motor driven to programmable and computer controlled Lego Mindstorms.

Happy 50th, Lego, and hopefully all these gaming consoles and computing technology will not take away the satisfying feel of two Lego bricks joining together. And I saw that I am not alone: I see Google is also paying some tribute.

Its funny how one can go almost anywhere and talk about Legos... and have something in common with people.

In that way, Legos connect the world.