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washingtonpost.com > world > 09/24/2026 > 6-year-old-sets-rubiks-cube-world-record

6-year-old sets Rubik’s Cube world record

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (100+ words) The Washington Post Lian Yunzhi of China solved five Rubik’s Cubes in an average of 4.27 seconds at a World Cube Association-certified competition last week. A 6-year-old girl in China has set a women’s world record for Rubik’s Cube, solving a 3x3x3 cube…...