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15. Weakness potions can make mobs completely useless
If you have trouble fighting mobs at night, consider using a weakness potion, which will make half the mobs useless. If you use it on a zombie, it will still do its attack animation, but you won't receive damage or knockback, and that's on the hard difficulties. This effect also applies to slimes, spiders, and even silverfish, making your battles significantly easier. | © Mojang Studios
14. Shears were supposed to defuse TNT
In early versions of Minecraft, Mojang added shears with the unique ability to defuse TNT, but this didn't make it to the final release. Imagine the fun of carrying a pair of shears into TNT combat. | © Mojang Studios
13. Your hunger level never depletes in a mine cart
If you're playing Minecraft with normal difficulty and you sit in an active mine cart, then your hunger level will never deplete, no matter how long you sit in there, which gives you a legal way to never starve to death. That's also the case when riding a horse or boat. | © Mojang Studios
12. The Red Dragon was supposed to be the part of the game
The Red Dragon used to be ideal for Minecraft for a long time as a slightly less dangerous version of Ender Dragon that could be spawned in the Overworld. Even Jeb and Dinnerbone have mentioned adding this mob to the game at some point. Still, it doesn't seem like this dragon is coming to the game anytime soon. | © Mojang Studios
11. Golden armor can be effective
Have you ever noticed that Piglin Brutes have 50 HP compared to regular Piglins who have only 16 HP? That's because their golden arm guard functions as a mini-shield, which seems like the first-ever case when golden armor is effective in Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios
10. Torches can burn out
If you played Minecraft in Java Edition 2.0, you might remember that torches were originally meant to burn out. Even though this feature never actually made it into the game, you still had to use flint and steel to relight them, which was quite annoying. | © Mojang Studios
9. Bedrock ghasts are different from Java ghasts
The Java version of Ghast, like with all other mobs, displays a red tint when the minion gets hurt, but the Bedrock version of this creature turns orange, which only happens when it gets killed by the returned fireball. | © Mojang Studios
8. You can turn animals upside down
If you rename any mob (other than the Ender Dragon) using the nametag "Grumm" or "Dinnerbone", it will appear upside down. This means villagers will seem to walk on their heads, and sheep will be seen on their backs. | © Mojang Studios
7. You can use pirate language
Did you know that by typing "excitedz" into the search bar in the recipe book, your in-game language will automatically change to Pirate speak? This language is the fun pirate take on English, where swords become cutlasses. | © Mojang Studios
6. Pillagers can turn on the good side
Pillagers have some problems with anger management, but if you master the skill of pacifism, then you're sure to bring these monsters to the good side. Just like the crossbow works for players, Pillagers can also get their crossbows broken if you dodge enough shots. They still will seem grumpy, but they won't be able to attack you anymore. | © Mojang Studios
5. Minecraft messages have some references
Everyone has seen messages on the Minecraft title screen, and among them, you can find shoutouts to Terraria, positive affirmations, and even usernames of the most famous players. You can find all these messages inside the splashes.txt file in your game's code. | © Mojang Studios
4. You can see damage without mods
Did you know that you can see damage dealt by your attacks without installing any third-party mods? When you attack a mob and they display the heart particles, if you took the time to count those, you would notice that they aren't just for show, they display the exact amount of damage you deal. | © Mojang Studios
3. Baby chickens aren't really small
Even though baby chickens are less than half of the block in size, these creatures aren't coded as they look. Baby chickens still can't walk through the half-block tall spaces, meaning you don't have to worry about any of these mobs escaping through your farm. | © Mojang Studios
2. Wolves are dogs
Wolves in Minecraft are dogs, and Mojang is just trying to convince us they're not. According to the Minecraft Wiki, tamed wolves will chase bats around, despite never being able to catch them – that's quite a dog thing to do, isn't it? | © Mojang Studios
1. Creepers are plants
One thing that the new Minecraft movie gets right is that Creepers, one of the most famous mobs in the game, aren't reptiles or undead, but actually plants. I imagine them being made out of leaves or similar stuff, so I'm not sure why they explode. | © Mojang Studios
