Claims extracted
12
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
1 of 12 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
63/100
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Outlets on this story
7
Entertainment
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A six-year-old girl has set a new women’s world record by completing Rubik’s cubes at an average pace of under five seconds per cube.
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girl → set → cube
Lian Yunzhi, from China, broke the record earlier this month with an average time of 4.52 seconds at a World Cube Association-certified competition in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
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Yunzhi → break → Wuhan
She later improved her time to 4.27 seconds at another contest in Guangzhou, the Associated Press reported, citing state media outlet CCTV.
She became the only female speedcuber to achieve an average below 4.5 seconds, it said.
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it → improve → seconds
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Lian is listed on the World Cube Association website as the record holder for the fastest women’s average time solving the 3x3x3 cube.
Footage of the young record holder, shared by China’s state media, who wore a red headband with a large bow during the Wuhan competition, shows her tiny hands racing against the clock to solve the algorithmic puzzle in less than five seconds.
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hands → get → seconds
She smiled proudly and clapped after one attempt took her only about 3.54 seconds.
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attempt → smile → seconds
According to the Associated Press, CCTV said Lian first tried to complete a Rubik’s Cube when she was four years old, at which point it took her 90 seconds to solve.
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it → accord → seconds
She initially did not want to compete, but became more enthusiastic when her skills improved and she started to gain recognition.
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she → want → recognition
That encouraged her to train harder and persevere through challenges, it said.
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it → encourage → challenges
Now, she is very confident wherever she goes,” her mother, Lin Yangxi, was quoted as saying, the AP reported.
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AP → go → ?
CCTV said Lian has memorized more than 1,300 formulas that help her solve the puzzle and spends two to three hours a day practicing.
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her → say → hours
Her parents also brought her to Shanghai to learn from top coaches, it added.
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it → bring → coaches
While Lian holds the record for the fastest female to complete the puzzle, she is not the fastest overall; that accolade belongs to Teodor Zadjer from Poland, who solved a single 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube in 2.76 seconds.
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who → hold → seconds
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