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 Java Edition Beta 1.8?
... 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 theoretically impossible for the head of a piston to fit inside its body in Java Edition?
... that the sounds for endermen are actually English words, but pitch-shifted, reversed, and distorted?
... that the texture for cobblestone is taken from Notch's unfinished game RubyDung?
... that C418's skin is the Steve skin, but with a jukebox head?
... that MC-4 is the oldest bug report that 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" ("C418") at the end when viewed through a spectrogram?
... that there is a splash that is never displayed on the main menu?
... that in Bedrock Edition and Education Edition, combining two units of the same chemical compound in a lab table still produces failed effects?
... that when in third person view, the player will appear to throw eyes of ender from their feet?
... that when the 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 in Legacy Console Edition, breaking a damaged anvil and placing it again will completely repair it?
... 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 in Java Edition, a game crash can be forced by holding F3+C for 10 seconds?
... 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 there is a 10⁻¹⁰% (one in a trillion) chance of an end portal frame being activated upon generation?
... that the player's inventory can hold up to 999 stacks with 63,936 items using shulker boxes?
... that endermen see end stone as cobblestone?
... that a dropped nether star cannot be destroyed by explosions and will not 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 naming a vindicator "Johnny" will cause it to attack any nearby mobs?
... that Minecraft: The Movie was originally going to be directed by Shawn Levy, the executive producer of Stranger Things?
... that leather armor can be dyed in 12,326,391 different ways?
... that Java Edition 1.13 was originally going to be called "Technically Updated" before it was combined with the Update Aquatic?
... that Java Edition 1.3.1 is the last major update not to have an official name?

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local p = {}

p.facts = {
	"''[[Minecraft]]'' was originally called \"''Cave Game''&#8202;\"",
	"[[Far Lands#Farther Lands|the Farther Lands]] existed before [[Java Edition Beta 1.8]]",
	"a [[compass]] and a [[clock]] can be viewed without crafting it by just placing the required items into the crafting table",
	"it is theoretically impossible for the head of a [[piston]] to fit inside its body in [[Java Edition]]",
	"the sounds for [[endermen]] are actually English words, but pitch-shifted, reversed, and distorted",
    "the texture for [[cobblestone]] is taken from [[Notch]]'s unfinished game [[RubyDung]]",
	"[[C418]]'s skin is the Steve skin, but with a [[jukebox]] head",
	"[[mojira:MC-4|MC-4]] is the oldest bug report that is still standing",
	"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\" (\"C418\") 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]]",
	"in [[Bedrock Edition]] and [[Education Edition]], combining two units of the same chemical compound in a [[lab table]] still produces failed effects",
	"when in third person view, the [[player]] will appear to throw [[Eye of Ender|eyes of ender]] from their feet",
	"when the [[Ambience#List of ambient sounds|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",
	"in [[Legacy Console Edition]], breaking a damaged [[anvil]] and placing it again will completely repair it",
	"[[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",
	"in [[Java Edition]], a game crash can be forced by holding <kbd>F3</kbd>+<kbd>C</kbd> for 10 seconds",
	"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\"",
	"before the release of the bug tracker, bugs were originally reported on [[MCW:Issues|this wiki]]",
	"[[the End]]'s original biome name was \"Sky\"",
	"there is a 10<sup>−10</sup>% (one in a trillion) chance of an [[end portal frame]] being activated upon generation",
	"the player's inventory can hold up to 999 stacks with 63,936 items using [[shulker box]]es",
	"[[endermen]] see [[end stone]] as [[cobblestone]]",
	"a dropped [[nether star]] cannot be destroyed by explosions and will not despawn",
	"up to two [[diamond block]]s can generate in [[woodland mansion]]s",
	"the first 3 tracks of [[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]] are connected together",
    "[[Name Tag|naming]] a [[vindicator]] \"Johnny\" will cause it to attack any nearby mobs",
    "''[[Minecraft: The Movie]]'' was originally going to be directed by [[wikipedia:Shawn Levy|Shawn Levy]], the executive producer of ''[[wikipedia:Stranger Things|Stranger Things]]''",
    "leather armor can be [[Dye#Dyeing armor|dyed]] in 12,326,391 different ways",
    "[[Java Edition 1.13]] was originally going to be called \"Technically Updated\" before it was combined with the Update Aquatic",
    "[[Java Edition 1.3.1]] is the last major update not to have an official name"
}

return p