Module:DidYouKnow/facts

This is the module containing all the facts for the "Did you know…" section. Non-admins can suggest new hooks or changes at Module:DidYouKnow/facts/editcopy. Diff with editcopy.

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All facts:

... that Minecraft was originally called "Cave Game"?
... that the Farther Lands existed before Beta 1.7.3?
... that a compass and a clock can be viewed without crafting it by just placing the required items into the crafting table?
... that it is not possible for the head of a piston to fit inside its body?
... that the sounds for endermen are just English but pitch-shifted, reversed, and distorted?
... that C418's skin is the Steve skin, but with a jukebox head?
... that MC-4 is the oldest bug in the game which is still standing?
... that there was a hoax announcement about a Mine & Craft Digital Leisure Device by Mojang?
... that some of the textures have signatures and credits in unused spaces?
... that the music disc "11" is exactly 1:11.111 long and displays a Steve face and the text "12418" at the end when viewed through a spectrogram?
... that there is a splash that is never displayed on the main menu?
... that combining two units of the same chemical compound in a lab table still produces fail effects{{only|bedrock|education}}?
... that when in third person view, the player will appear to throw eyes of Ender from their feet?
... that when ambient sound #14 is put into a spectrogram, it appears to be a creeper face?
... that standing on a floating boat will drain the hunger bar if the boat was moved?
... that breaking a damaged anvil and placing it again will completely repair it{{only|console}}?
... that chain armor used to be crafted from fire?
... that creepers were originally based on a failed pig model?
... that the ghast sounds are actually sounds C418's cat makes when it is disturbed while sleeping?
... that a game crash can be forced by holding {{key|F3+C}} for 10 seconds{{only|java}}?
... that feeding a cookie to a parrot will kill it?
... that there is a 0.01% chance that the title screen will display "Minceraft" instead of "Minecraft"?
... that before the release of the bug tracker, bugs were originally reported on this wiki?
... that The End's original biome name was "Sky"?
... that Jeb's son's name is Björn, which means "bear" in Swedish?
... that there is a {{exp|10|-10}}% chance of an end portal frame being activated upon generation?
... that your inventory can hold up to 999 stacks with 63,936 items using shulker boxes?
... that endermen see end stone as cobblestone?
... that nether star items cannot be destroyed by explosions and won’t despawn?
... that up to two diamond blocks can generate in woodland mansions?
... that the first 3 tracks of Minecraft - Volume Alpha are connected together?
... that there was a TNT slab called "Etho Slab"?

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local p = {}

p.facts = {
	"[[Minecraft]] was originally called \"Cave Game\"", -- 4/11/2018
	"[[Far Lands#Farther Lands|the Farther Lands]] existed before [[Beta 1.7.3]]", -- 5/11/2018
	"a [[compass]] and a [[clock]] can be viewed without crafting it by just placing the required items into the crafting table",
	"it is not possible for the head of a [[piston]] to fit inside its body",
	"the sounds for [[endermen]] are just English but pitch-shifted, reversed, and distorted",
	"[[C418]]'s skin is the Steve skin, but with a [[jukebox]] head",
	"<span class=\"bug plainlinks\" data-id=\"MC-4\">[https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-4 MC-4]</span> is the oldest bug in the game which is still standing", -- 10/11/2018
	"there was a hoax announcement about a [[Easter eggs#2017|Mine & Craft Digital Leisure Device]] by [[Mojang]]",
	"some of the textures have signatures and credits in unused spaces",
	"the [[music disc]] \"11\" is exactly 1:11.111 long and displays a Steve face and the text \"12418\" at the end when viewed through a spectrogram",
	"there is a [[Easter eggs#Never displayed splash|splash]] that is never displayed on the [[main menu]]",
	"combining two units of the same chemical compound in a [[lab table]] still produces fail effects{{only|bedrock|education}}", -- 15/11/2018
	"when in third person view, the [[player]] will appear to throw [[Eye of Ender|eyes of Ender]] from their feet",
    "when [[ambient]] sound #14 is put into a spectrogram, it appears to be a creeper face",
	"standing on a floating [[boat]] will drain the [[hunger bar]] if the boat was moved",
    "breaking a damaged [[anvil]] and placing it again will completely repair it{{only|console}}",
	"[[chain armor]] used to be [[Java Edition removed features#Chain armor|crafted]] from fire", -- 20/11/2018
	"[[creeper]]s were originally based [[Creeper#History|on a failed pig model]]",
	"the [[ghast]] sounds are actually sounds [[C418]]'s cat makes when it is disturbed while sleeping",
	"a game crash can be forced by holding {{key|F3+C}} for 10 seconds{{only|java}}",
	"feeding a [[cookie]] to a [[parrot]] will kill it",
	"there is a 0.01% chance that the [[Title screen#Minceraft|title screen]] will display \"Minceraft\" instead of \"Minecraft\"", -- 25/11/2018
	"before the release of the bug tracker, bugs were originally reported on [[Issues/notice|this wiki]]",
	"[[The End]]'s original biome name was \"Sky\"",
	"[[Jeb]]'s son's name is Björn, which means \"bear\" in Swedish",
	"there is a {{exp|10|-10}}% chance of an [[end portal frame]] being activated upon generation",
	"your inventory can hold up to 999 stacks with 63,936 items using [[shulker box]]es", -- 30/11/2018
	"[[endermen]] see [[end stone]] as [[cobblestone]]", -- 1/12/2018
	"[[nether star]] items cannot be destroyed by explosions and won’t despawn",
	"up to two [[diamond block]]s can generate in [[woodland mansion]]s",
	"the first 3 tracks of [[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]] are connected together",
	"there was [[2.0#New blocks|a TNT slab]] called \"Etho Slab\"" -- 5/12/2018
}

return p