Tetris turns 25: Is it the next Olympic sport?

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It's amazing how a huge global phenomenon can begin. In 1984, Russian mathematician Alexey Pajitnov was playing with one of his favorite puzzles when he had an inspiration: How about creating a computer version? Since then, more than 125 million Tetris products have been sold.<div class="feedflare">
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