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The mind behind the Rubik’s Cube celebrates a lasting puzzle

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The original 3x3 Rubik's has more than 43 quintillion possible configurations. ErnQ Rubik has seen his color-matching puzzle go from a classroom teaching tool in Cold War-era Hungary to a worldwide phenomenon with over 450 million cubes sold. In 2014, the cube landed in the National Hall of Fame, joining such childhood classics as Barbie, Hit Wheels, GI Joe and the hula hoop.

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The Independent

The mind behind the Rubik’s Cube celebrates a lasting puzzle

If you’ve ever had trouble solving a Rubik’s Cube, a good piece of advice is to break it down into steps

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

The mind behind the Rubik’s Cube celebrates a lasting puzzle

NEW YORK (AP) — If you've ever had trouble solving a Rubik’s Cube, a good piece of advice is to break it down into steps. It's worth a shot: That advice is from the man who invented it. “Problem solving is a very basic activity of the human mind and if a problem is complex you need to divide the problem into smaller elements,” says Ernő Rubik, who invented the cube in 1974.

1 year ago·United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

The mind behind the Rubik’s Cube celebrates a lasting puzzle

NEW YORK (AP) — If you’ve ever had trouble solving a Rubik’s Cube, a good piece of advice is to break it down into steps. It’s worth a shot: That […]

1 year ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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The Toronto Star

The mind behind the Rubik’s Cube celebrates a lasting puzzle

NEW YORK (AP) — If you’ve ever had trouble solving a Rubik’s Cube, a good piece of advice is to break it down into steps. It’s worth a shot: That advi...

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada

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Star Advertiser

The mind behind the Rubik’s Cube celebrates a lasting puzzle

NEW YORK >> If you’ve ever had trouble solving a Rubik’s Cube, a good piece of advice is to break it down into steps. It’s worth a shot: That advice is from the man who invented it.

1 year ago·Honolulu, United States

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Sask Today

The mind behind the Rubik’s Cube celebrates a lasting puzzle

NEW YORK (AP) — If you've ever had trouble solving a Rubik’s Cube, a good piece of advice is to break it down into steps. It's worth a shot: That advice is from the man who invented it.

1 year ago

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