HUNGARY HOSTS RUBIK'S CUBE CHAMPIONSHIP.from the AP: "The mechanical puzzle, invented in 1974 by engineer Erno Rubik, sparked a global craze in the early 1980s. An estimated 9 million cubes were sold last year, taking the all-time total to more than 300 million units...The current world record for solving the 3x3 cube — which has six sides of a different color with nine tiles each on each side — is 9.86 seconds, set by Thibaut Jacquinot of France in May at the Spanish Open..."There's a lot of cube literature on the Internet, with people sharing moves and techniques..Matyas Kuti, 14, is one of the host country's biggest hopes for a top finish. Kuti is considered a master of the blindfolded event in which he has set 11 world records and has 24 first-place competition finishes." Learn how to do Rubiks cube here.
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