31 Minecraft Facts You (Maybe) Missed

– [Skip] 31 Minecraft facts that you may be missed. Minecraft is filled to the brim with different blocks, mobs and items. So if you blink, you might just miss something. And that’s why today we’re diving deep into the factoids that you might not have noticed before. And hey, the YouTube council bets me

That you can’t subscribe to this channel before I dig down to bedrock. So prove them wrong, insta mine that red sub button down below. It’s free and it helps out a ton. Number one, baby zombies are pests to say the least. They’ve got a small hit box, they’re wicked fast and good luck

Even trying to fight one of these with grass nearby. So to stay away from these ankle biters, maybe your new solution should be to try and grab a strider instead because as you can see, these mobs are fully capable of walking on top of the other mobs.

Sure, a strider outside of lava isn’t the fastest, but even then they completely negate the baby’s speed which gives us a much needed way out of dodge and one that I’m happy to take at whatever pace they’re willing to give me. Number two, Easter eggs are almost a rite of passage

When you’re developing a game, but after they’re in, you have to wonder how many players will discover them if at all. Take the desert temple for example. While most of us are focused on the treasure and TNT that lies underneath, there’s actually more than meets the eye to the top.

You see, this big hollowed out spot in the roof is actually the perfect size for a fully powered beacon setup. Still don’t believe me? Well, lay out the blocks as you would anywhere else and sure enough, there’s even gonna be a sky roof so that the beacon can power up,

Which I got to say is pretty nifty. Number three, torches are the most obvious way to light up a build. They’re cheap, you can craft a bunch of them and they also happen to work pretty well. So most of us don’t tend to look for placements that often,

But if you were to take the time and scan through all of Minecraft’s various blocks, there’s actually a surprising competitor. For some reason, four sea pickles actually give off more light than a torch in the same block. No joke, these slimy sea things can outperform Minecraft’s most iconic light source.

So if you’re really looking for a reason to build a pickle farm, at least now you got one. Number four, while most of us use fireworks to self-propel our elytras, they do have properties outside of being rocket fuel. And even though we would typically just throw them

Into a dispenser for a quick new year show, actually there’s more we can do for that presentation. You see, since these rockets function as entities, there’s actually ways that you can move and manipulate them with the game’s physics engine, which in that case, partnering them with a water stream,

You can actually move the rocket off course and change the flight pattern. So if you’re really wanting that 45 degree angle for your perfect fireworks display, then hey, here’s a way to do that. Number five, look, this is an easy one to miss

Even if you do happen to be a crazy cat lady, but apparently, if you spawn a cat around a witch’s hut in a swamp biome, it’s always going to have the black cat texture, which come to think of it makes some sense. After all, Calicos aren’t exactly known

For hanging around a witch’s brew. It’s gotta be black to keep on brand. With that said, I do think it’s kind of funny how black cats are the universal symbol of bad luck, but with 100% chance of spawning here, luck isn’t even a factor,

Making this Easter egg weird in a lot more ways than one. Number six, Minecraft’s code handles item frames in some pretty strange ways because even though we can pick up and place them like any other block or decoration in this case, they’re treated like entities.

You can see as much when you get a bunch of them in one area. They’re sure to cause a lot of lag, but stranger still if you shoot the item out of one of these with a flame bow, then you’ll actually be left with a permanently lit fire frame.

Now it doesn’t give off any real light, but I guess it’s a new torch design if that’s what you’ve been looking for, I don’t know. Number seven, phantoms are one of the worst pains in the game and somehow these monsters are always gonna find new ways to be a thorn in your side.

Case in point, if you ever thought that dealing with phantoms on land was a bad nightmare, then fighting them in water is sure to be a rude awakening because as you can see, the creature of the night sky can do surprisingly well under water even attacking you when you dive into the ocean.

Nope, not even the water can keep you safe from these terrors. But hey, at least you can sleep down there. I guess that’s one way to avoid them. Number eight, wither skeletons are generally scary to come across. So just imagine if one of these had the range of the overworld cousin.

Well, apparently that’s a lot more fact than fiction. If you actually give a wither skeleton a boat, not only does it beef up the attack area, but it also gives it fire arrows to shoot. And in retrospect, it’s probably for the best that Mojang didn’t give them a bow from the beginning.

The last thing the nether fortress needs is another flame shooter. Between these blazes and ghasts, you’d be lucky to leave the nether without a few first degree burns, let alone not getting burned to a crisp. Number nine, over the years, Minecraft has slowly added in new ways for world generation.

Most of us had messed around on a super flat or amplified world, have you ever seen one like this? This here is called the debug world and it’s a holdover from the game’s development process, but you can’t access it normally. To get this, you actually have to hold the shift key

While you’re scrolling through the world options and then bam, it’s there. And honestly, there’s not much to do here since you’re only stuck to spectator mode, but if you wanted to feel like a Mojang developer or at least show off a special world to your friends, this is a pretty good candidate.

Number 10, if you want to play Minecraft survival without the added challenge of well surviving, then peaceful mode is an obvious choice or so you thought. You see, even though this mode claims to remove all dangerous mobs, one spy seems to have slipped through the cracks. While playing on peaceful mode,

The llama is the only mob capable of harming the player. I mean, I know spit is gross, but is it really that bad to be the only damaging thing in the mode? Well luckily, these animals only attack when they’re provoked. So in the meantime, maybe just stick

To the truly passive cows for your leather. Number 11, to put it lightly, beds in the nether do not get along although I don’t think the village has got that memo. You see, even though beds were the equivalent of charged creepers to us, for these guys, they can sleep in them just fine.

Honestly, I’m a little jealous. I mean, I would much rather just craft a bed instead of having to fuel up a respawn anchor in the nether. In fairness, they’re not able to respond so why not let them catch some sleep in the nether anyway, it’s not gonna mess with balancing,

But my bigger question is how are they able to sleep with all of that light and lava going around next to them? That I’ve got no clue. Number 12, if you’ve ever gotten rid of a wandering trader, then you know that llamas could be an aggressive bunch. Sure, it’s to be expected.

They’re a neutral mob, but something about getting spat on just adds insult to injury. So if you two are tired of getting saliva sprayed by these bullies, there’s actually a way to turn the tables. You see, a shield is decent for blocking, but we can actually go one step further

And even deflect the spit. No joke, with a weapon in the proper timing, it’s actually possible to hit the spit back at your foe. Now I just wish that it would give you the return to sender achievement as well. That’d be amazing. Number 13, trapdoors and ladders make a great pair.

And because of that, you might’ve noticed this quirk when you put it in your world. You see, by having a trap door like such, you can actually climb it to the top just as you would a standard ladder. But that said, it even works if you put the trap doors and ladders

In a pattern like this, and once you see how we can climb one of these, it’s a lot easier to see how this feature works. But trust me, it’s only good for a party trick. Trap doors are much more expensive than ladders so you’re much better placing your planks on the old favorite.

Besides it even looks better too. Number 14, I swear, even after playing Minecraft for nine years, I’m still constantly learning new things to do. For example, I’ve played Bed Wars and Hunger Games hundreds of times with my friends meaning I’ve shared countless pieces of armor,

Weapons, et cetera, any item you can think of. And somehow in all of that time, I never realized that you could just hold down the Q key to throw out a steady stream of items. No, I would never do that. I would always just end up throwing it out

Of the inventory screen or mashing the Q button instead. And really, I don’t know if it’s all that practical, but now I know it’s there and maybe you do too. Number 15, trapdoors seem to make for pretty lousy traps. I mean, if you stand on top of it,

Most of us know what it is so we’re not gonna be surprised when it flips open, but what these lacks is a trap for humans, they apparently make it up as a trap for mobs. You see, if you or I were stuck in this, we just hop out,

But the animals in the game, they can’t just jump on these trap doors so that leaves them stuck inside. But what’s weird is that from the outside coming in, they can even clear the jump. So why the difference, who knows, but if you want a fence alternative,

This might just fit the bill for your future pets. Number 16, you ever wonder what it’s like to be a mob? I mean, there are so many different shape-shifting and morph mods out there that I’m sure you’ve thought of it once or twice. And while those third-party options will give you one interpretation,

There’s actually a way to do this in game. While in spectator mode, if you interact with a mob, you can actually see from their point of view and some of which even offer up different filters and effects. So whether you want a creeper’s green vision, a spider’s reflective eyes

Or maybe even just to be safe in a shulker shell, then by all means, go ahead and try this feature. Number 17, water’s not all that bouncy. A bold statement, I know, but that might be unfortunate because as you’ll soon find out, these fish love to bounce around

And to test that, let’s set up a slime block trampoline right over here on dry land. Then all it takes is spawning cod in place and you’ll see that sucker take off to the moon and back. It looks like it’s having a blast, but if you’re gonna do this,

Maybe give the fish a health boost or something so that this party doesn’t turn into a murder mystery. So even though these fish might not like dry air, I think this might make their stay a bit more enjoyable. Number 18, when crying obsidian got added into the 1.16 snapshots,

It was exciting for a few reasons. Obviously, respawn anchors are cool in their own right, but the block actually has a past prior to that. So while you might not have played Minecraft back in 2011, there is still a way to relive that history. When you go into the resource back tab,

You’ll see something called program art. And after you turned that on, you’ll notice the crying obsidian texture now reflects the old block’s glory days. And with that finally, Jen’s promise of it getting added in was fulfilled. Number 19, unicorns don’t exist in Minecraft and call me crazy, but I don’t think

We’ll get them any time soon, but you know what’s the next best thing, getting to be a unicorn in Minecraft kind of. You see, by using the replace item command, it’s entirely possible to put an end rod on the player’s head and then become your own kind of narwhal.

Is it practical, of course not, but it definitely looks ridiculous. And honestly, the replace item command is just full of so many silly quirks anyway that if you have an afternoon, you might want to get familiar with it. Just mess around and see what you can find, it’s well worth a shot.

Number 20, every now and then, Minecraft just doesn’t make any sense. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the differences between Java and bedrock editions. You see in Java, we see a golden nugget is just that, something that you can use to craft a gold ingot, but that’s about it.

But in bedrock it’s fuel for some reason. When I first heard of this, I thought there’s just no way, but yeah, if you try it, it does in fact burn, but it’s not even a good fuel source. You need about 12 of them just to smelt up one item.

But if you’re looking to burn some cash, I guess this does the trick. Number 21, say you’re trying to light up around your base and you want something more than just a couple of torches. So to solve that, you crafted a whole bunch of redstone lamps,

But now your problem is how do you power them? Sure you can use a lever, but that’s awkward anywhere you put it. And daylight sensors are only gonna be on for part of the time. So what do you do? Well, apparently by putting an item frame on a wooden pressure plate,

That gives off enough weight to actually power on the thing. And now you’ve got a constant redstone signal giving you a sleek and stylish way to keep your lights on and thankfully without all the bulky redstone. Number 22, it only takes one look at the Vanilla Tweaks website to see

That Minecraft might have a few texture quirks and while some of those are mildly infuriating like the jungle dorian consistency or the smoker’s unsymmetrical corners, this one’s just plain weird. To see this, place a turtle egg and a diamond into your inventory. Notice any similarities? Here, maybe this helps.

As it turns out, the diamond and the turtle egg sprites have the exact same shape. And honestly, I never would have noticed this on my own, but now that I see it, yeah, it’s gonna be hard to unsee. Number 23, enchanting your items is a great thing.

Whether it’s a sword, elytra, even a hoe, there are plenty of different ways to juice up your favorite items. But what might just be the biggest flex of them all is to take something simple like a flint and steel and spice that up as well. I’m totally serious, in case you didn’t know,

It’s possible to actually enchant this thing, even giving it the mending enchantment. And now if we’re being practical, I have no clue why you do this, but to beat a point in the game where you not only can apply mending and break into the thing

But also gather enough XP to charge it, that’s next level. Number 24, on the whole, I love the different types the Minecraft is added in, but somehow I never seem to have enough when I go to use one. So if you too find yourself running dry of granite, diorite or andesite,

Don’t sweat it because apparently if you have enough quartz, you can actually craft each of them. And while some of this I get, the granite recipe just makes no sense to me. You need a quartz and a diorite to do it so someone tell me how two white items

Were able to make this color because I’ve got no clue, but I guess I don’t have to understand the logic to use it and I’ll definitely be crafting this in the future. Number 25, chairs are a long wanted feature in Minecraft so much so that there are more furniture mods

Than I can count just for this reason. And while any of those would work in the meantime, I wouldn’t expect these in a future update. So if that’s the case, at least there is one way to make one of these in Vanilla. You see, by tucking away a saddled pig,

It’s actually possible to make a sittable chair in the current game. And then if you decorate right, it could actually make for a pretty solid throne in the next castle, but just make sure to expect that your guests are gonna ask why your chair’s oinking so much.

Every pro’s got to have its con I guess. Number 26, jump boost is great, but it’s not always a joy to brew up a potion, especially if you don’t have plenty of rabbit’s feet on hand. And while there is some way to get more height

To your jump by doing damage boost in the light, maybe let’s try this instead. Trust me, it will be a lot better for your health bar. You see, bubble elevators aren’t just useful for getting up to your penthouse apartment. But if you build a formation like this,

It actually lets you get off a two block tall jump. Sure, it can be tough to time, but when the alternative is lighting yourself on fire, I think the choice is clear. Number 27, under the surface, Minecraft has plenty of hidden features that I don’t think anyone would find naturally

Like case in point, let’s say you’re raiding a woodland mansion and for some reason, you brought along your trusty blue sheep. But to your surprise just as you start to fight the evoker, he turns on the very thing you love and makes your blue sheep into a red sheep.

Now that’s weird in its own rate, but I think it’s even funnier that the game rule mob griefing actually can prevent this from happening because really when it comes to mobs damaging your stuff, this is what we’re all worried about. Nothing else comes close. Number 28, recently, it came to my attention

That killing a wither skeleton with a charged creeper actually gives 100% chance of it dropping a skull, which is cool, but clearly, importing creepers to the nether is not that practical, though for those on bedrock edition, there may be a more viable option. You see, in that version,

If a charged creeper kills a stray, then it also drops a guaranteed wither skull and since lightning and creepers only occur in the overworld, this seems a lot more forgiven. If you do have bedrock, then by all means, why not give this a shot and make those Java friends jealous.

Number 29, you don’t have to play Minecraft for long to know that Enderman do not like to be looked at, but while a passing glance is enough to get them mad, apparently they’re pretty honorable in a staring contest. Sure enough, the next time you look an Enderman

In the eyes, all you got to do is maintain eye contact. Doing that is enough to lock them in place. Seriously, they won’t even attack. They’ll just stare at you for as long as you stare at them. Now sure, after you look away, they will still attack,

But maybe you can take that extra time and even just regen before the fight. After all, if you know that a brawl is coming, why not prepare for it? Number 30, sometimes you got to pick the lesser two evils. So while sweet berries might be a pain

While you’re walking around, turns out they’re invaluable when it comes to falling. You see, the way that Minecraft calculates fall damage, there are certain things that can reset your fall distance in midair and as it happens to be, berry bush damage is one of them. Getting pricked by one of these

Even if you fall from sky limit is enough to take away all the fall damage and keep you safe. And if you really don’t want to take any chances, this even works with baby bushes, which won’t even prick you on your way down, which I’d definitely call a sweet deal.

Number 31, what if I told you that there exists in Minecraft’s code a secret rabbit variant and no, not the killer rabbit you get with this command, but actually something more sentimental. By naming a rabbit Toast with a name tag, it’ll change into this texture. And what’s sweet about that

Is that this is actually a tribute to a player who lost a pet rabbit with the same name. Mojang clearly touched by the story took the moniker and immortalized it for us all to see in game. So if you’re looking to honor the poor thing’s legacy,

Throw down that name tag and keep the memory alive. And with that folks, close the book on that sub button down below and have a good one.