In 1980, the most popular Christmas present was the Rubik's Cube. Did you know?

 

Many fortunate children will have woken up this morning to fancy gadgets wrapped up in almost as fancy paper. Playstation, XBox, iPads, they are very lucky. Just 45 years ago, however, in 1980, the most popular Christmas present was the Rubik's Cube. At just $1.99, it was the best present on the market. Times are less simple but they never cease being that interesting.