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awDkA TIL John Lasseter was dismissed from Disney for promoting computer animation. He joined the Graphics Group (now Pixar), Lucasfilm. Steve Jobs acquired GP for $10 mln and invested his savings into Toy Story. In 1995, it became the year’s highest-grossing film with the box office of $373.6 mln.
Pw8n TIL that LEGO also manufactured “non-brick” wooden toys under BILOfix brand. Their wooden toy factory was burnt down twice: first in the 1940s and second in 1960 when the lightning struck it. After this, the team decided to focus on the production of plastic construction sets instead.