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- ... that Minecraft was originally called "Cave Game "?
- ... that the Farther Lands existed before Java Edition Beta 1.8?
- ... that it is theoretically impossible for the head of a piston to fit inside its body in Java Edition?
- ... that the old 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, emits power level 11 via comparator, 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 Education Edition and education-enabled Bedrock 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 would 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 in Java Edition, 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 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 bluish cobblestone?
- ... that a dropped nether star cannot be destroyed by explosions and will not despawn for 10 minutes in Java Edition and never despawn in Bedrock Edition?
- ... 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 to not have an official name?
- ... that February 29, 2020 was the first leap day to not have an update released?
- ... that from 12w19a to 13w01a, there existed a cocoa pod textured like a dragon egg?
- ... that as of Java Edition 1.16, there are 16,777,216 different ways to craft a chest, note block, or jukebox?
- ... that there are exactly 18,446,744,073,709,511,616 seeds in Java Edition, but only 4,294,967,296 seeds in Bedrock Edition?
- ... that rabbits can also be bred with dandelions besides carrots?
- ... that there is no music played in the warped forest biome?
- ... that hoglins are afraid of nether portals?
- ... that Bedrock Edition is written in the programming language C++?
- ... that walking and sneaking do not increase the food exhaustion level?
- ... that climbing up scaffolding costs the same exhaustion level as jumping up every block?
- ... that when saturation is not at zero, health regenerates much faster in Java Edition than in Bedrock Edition?
- ... that the normal jump height of the player is 1 1⁄4 blocks, instead of 1?
- ... that villagers made no sounds until Java Edition 1.6.1, almost two years after their introduction?
- ... that cakes were added as a response to Minecraft winning the 2010 Indie of the Year Awards?
- ... that the original iron sword texture was taken from Notch's abandoned game Legend of the Chambered?
- ... that the Nether's original biome name was "Hell"?
- ... that bastion remnants cannot generate in the basalt deltas biome?
- ... that despite the size of the ghast, it can be trapped in a minecart?
- ... that before Java Edition Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4, the sun and the moon rose in the north and set in the south?
- ... that villagers can sleep in beds in the Nether and the End, when it is night time in the Overworld?
- ... that the dead bush is the only unrenewable plant-like block?
- ... that the sound of a minecart falls into the category of "friendly creatures"?
- ... that wither skeletons are the only mob that can spawn inside wither roses?
- ... that red dye can also be crafted from beetroots?
- ... that cobblestone takes slightly longer to mine than stone?
- ... that strongholds try to generate under village meeting points in Bedrock Edition?
- ... that the nearest 3 strongholds are on average twice as far in Java Edition than in Bedrock Edition?
- ... that the top textures of grass block, dirt, sand, stone, netherrack, bedrock and TNT are randomly rotated?
- ... that signs and banners cannot be pushed by pistons in Java Edition?
- ... that the obsidian pillars of the End extend through the island all the way down to Y level 0?
- ... that there are exit gateways randomly generated across the outer islands in the End?
- ... that you can use maps normally in the End?
- ... that grass blocks take slightly longer to mine than dirt?
- ... that chorus flowers can be harvested by shooting an arrow at it, and the arrow is not consumed?
- ... that iron hoes can instantly break leaves?
- ... that almost all paintings are based on actual paintings by artist Kristoffer Zetterstrand?
- ... that end rods can be crafted using blaze rods and popped chorus fruits?
- ... that light gray stained glass pane is almost invisible in the inventory in Java Edition?
- ... that in Bedrock Edition, using an Overworld locator map in the Nether (and vice versa) shows the player's corresponding location between the two dimensions?
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local p = {}
p.facts = {
"''[[Minecraft]]'' was originally called \"''Cave Game'' \"",
"[[Far Lands/Java Edition/Pre-Beta 1.8#The Farther Lands|the Farther Lands]] existed before [[Java Edition Beta 1.8]]",
"it is theoretically impossible for the head of a [[piston]] to fit inside its body in ''[[Java Edition]]''",
"the old 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, emits power level 11 via comparator, 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 ''[[Education Edition]]'' and education-enabled [[Bedrock 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#Cave ambience|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 would completely repair it",
"[[chain armor]] used to be [[Java Edition removed features#Chain armor|crafted]] from fire",
"[[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",
"in ''[[Java Edition]]'', there is a 0.01% chance that the [[Menu 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]] 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 bluish [[cobblestone]]",
"a dropped [[nether star]] cannot be destroyed by explosions and will not despawn for 10 minutes in ''[[Java Edition]]'' and never despawn in [[Bedrock Edition]]",
"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 to not have an official name",
"February 29, 2020 was the first leap day to not have an update released",
"from [[12w19a]] to [[13w01a]], there existed a [[cocoa pod]] textured like a [[dragon egg]]",
"as of [[Java Edition 1.16]], there are 16,777,216 different ways to craft a [[chest]], [[note block]], or [[jukebox]]",
"there are exactly 18,446,744,073,709,511,616 seeds in ''[[Java Edition]]'', but only 4,294,967,296 seeds in [[Bedrock Edition]]",
"[[rabbit]]s can also be bred with [[dandelion]]s besides [[carrot]]s",
"there is no [[music]] played in the [[warped forest]] biome",
"[[hoglin]]s are afraid of [[nether portal]]s",
"[[Bedrock Edition]] is written in the programming language [[wikipedia:C++|C++]]",
"[[walking]] and [[sneaking]] do not increase the food [[exhaustion]] level",
"climbing up [[scaffolding]] costs the same [[exhaustion]] level as [[jumping]] up every block",
"when [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]] is not at zero, [[health]] regenerates much faster in ''[[Java Edition]]'' than in [[Bedrock Edition]]",
"the normal [[jump]] height of the player is 1 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> blocks, instead of 1",
"[[villager]]s made no sounds until [[Java Edition 1.6.1]], almost two years after their introduction",
"[[cake]]s were added as a response to Minecraft winning the [[2010 Indie of the Year Awards]]",
"the original [[iron sword]] texture was taken from [[Notch]]'s abandoned game ''[[Legend of the Chambered]]''",
"[[the Nether]]'s original biome name was \"Hell\"",
"[[bastion remnant]]s cannot generate in the [[basalt deltas]] biome",
"despite the size of the [[ghast]], it can be trapped in a [[minecart]]",
"before [[Java Edition Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4]], the [[sun]] and the [[moon]] rose in the north and set in the south",
"[[villager]]s can sleep in [[bed]]s in [[the Nether]] and [[the End]], when it is night time in the [[Overworld]]",
"the [[dead bush]] is the only [[non-renewable resource|unrenewable]] plant-like block",
"the sound of a [[minecart]] falls into the category of \"friendly creatures\"",
"[[wither skeleton]]s are the only mob that can spawn inside [[wither rose]]s",
"[[red dye]] can also be crafted from [[beetroot]]s",
"[[cobblestone]] takes slightly longer to [[mining|mine]] than [[stone]]",
"[[stronghold]]s try to generate under [[village]] meeting points in [[Bedrock Edition]]",
"the nearest 3 [[stronghold]]s are on average twice as far in ''[[Java Edition]]'' than in [[Bedrock Edition]]",
"the top textures of [[grass block]], [[dirt]], [[sand]], [[stone]], [[netherrack]], [[bedrock]] and [[TNT]] are randomly rotated",
"[[sign]]s and [[banner]]s cannot be pushed by [[piston]]s in ''[[Java Edition]]''",
"the [[obsidian pillars]] of [[the End]] extend through the island all the way down to [[altitude|Y level 0]]",
"there are [[End gateway#Generation|exit gateways]] randomly generated across the [[outer islands]] in [[the End]]",
"you can use [[maps]] normally in [[the End]]",
"[[grass block]]s take slightly longer to [[mining|mine]] than [[dirt]]",
"[[chorus flowers]] can be harvested by shooting an [[arrow]] at it, and the arrow is not consumed",
"[[iron hoe]]s can instantly break [[leaves]]",
"almost all [[painting]]s are based on actual paintings by artist [[Kristoffer Zetterstrand]]",
"[[end rods]] can be crafted using [[blaze rods]] and [[popped chorus fruit]]s",
"light gray stained [[glass pane]] is almost invisible in the [[inventory]] in ''[[Java Edition]]''",
"in [[Bedrock Edition]], using an Overworld [[map|locator map]] in [[the Nether]] (and vice versa) shows the player's corresponding location between the two dimensions"
}
return p