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30th January 1975: Rubik’s Cube first patented by Hungarian architect and designer Ernő Rubik

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International recognition came after the cube was exhibited at the 1979 Nuremberg Toy Fair where it attracted the attention of the Ideal Toy Company, and was later renamed Rubik's ...

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