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10 Things you may not have known about Minecraft.Even if you've playing Minecraft for years, you'll probably still learn a thing or two.Minecraft is one of the most well-loved online games. Wonder how it started? Here are Minecraft facts  and tips that will answer all the questions you have! It has been 11 years since the first Minecraft alpha build was released and now the game has managed to become the best selling game of all time with over 200 million copies sold. In essence Minecraft is a video game originally created by Swedish game designer Markus “Notch” Persson. Minecraft was started as a small bedroom project, being distributed via a Java applet on a web forum. Its founder Markus Persson, who is also known as Notch in the gaming community, did not believe that the game would do well. However, it exploded soon after being uploaded on the forum as it caught the eyes of many indie gaming enthusiasts who liked the game’s building concept. There are schools in Sweden that actually introduced Minecraft as a mandatory lesson for 13 year olds. They believe this game will help the kids with critical thinking and help them with computer skills. I think this game is great for Math knowledge as well, because it makes kids use Multiplication and real world issues such as building.  One of Minecraft’s stranger native species is the creeper, an electrically charged predator with a haunting mug. Read the full article