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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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