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Cube Complexity
- A Rubik's Cube has 43 quintillion possible permutations.
- A 1981 book categorized solvers: 20 minutes (whiz), 10 minutes (speed demon), 5 minutes (expert), 3 minutes (master).
Rubik's Struggle
- It took Erno Rubik, the creator of the Rubik's Cube, a month to solve his own puzzle.
- His prototype was a two-by-two cube, not the standard three-by-three.
Cube Craze
- In 1980 and 1981, the Rubik's Cube was the UK Toy of the Year.
- Several Rubik's Cube books became New York Times bestsellers, including one by 13-year-old Patrick Bossert.