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Inventing Rubik鈥檚 Cube
A Hungarian architect Ern艖 Rubik invented what's known as the Rubik's Cube in 1974.
In 1974, a Hungarian architect, Ern艖 Rubik invented his very popular puzzle.
Nearly 50 years later, more than 450 million Rubik鈥檚 Cubes have been sold worldwide.
In 2015, Ern艖 told Dina Newman how he came up with the idea and how it became a global phenomenon.
(Photo: Rubik's Cube. Credit: 大象传媒)
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