The Rubik’s Cube has finally hit its mid-life crisis as it reaches its 40th anniversary this year.
Invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and architecture professor Erno Rubik, the Rubik’s cube has challenged and frustrated countless numbers of players who have ever picked up the 3-D toy puzzle. While the Rubik’s Cube reached its peak popularity in the 1980s, the more than 350 million cubes sold since then make it one of the best-selling toys of all time.
In celebration of the Rubik’s Cube’s 40th anniversary, International Business Times took a look back at the history to bring you some facts about the 3-D cube’s rise to fame.
How much do you know about the Rubi's Cube? Take the quiz
- How many combinations are there in the Rubik's Cube?
- In 1982, the first world record was set for solving the Rubik's Cube.
- How long did it take Ronald Brinkmann to solve the cube?
- How long did it take the inventor of the Rubik's Cube to first solve his puzzle?
- What is the highest amount of twists needed to solve the Rubik's Cube?
- What year was the Rubik's Cube invented?
- How many individual pieces is the Rubik's Cube made up of?
- How many different faces are on a Rubik's Cube?
- Although there have been many different sizes and shapes of the Rubik's Cube, what was the most popular shape?
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