The article discusses 35 items that were removed or made unobtainable in Minecraft over the game's 12-year history. These items include:
1. A banana pickaxe, "The Monkey Motivator," that was planned for jungle areas in Minecraft Dungeons.
2. Skis that were added in 2012 but were eventually removed.
3. Elephant's toothpaste, a science experiment item that was scrapped before completion.
4. A "Reality Vision" item that was part of an April Fools' update and allowed players to see holograms.
5. A "Smarter Watch" that showed the time above the hotbar.
6. Diamond dust, a currency item that was planned for Minecraft Dungeons but was removed.
7. Crystallized honey, a secret item that was added to the game but later removed.
8. A trashcan icon with giant eyes that was left in the game files.
9. Rubies, which were replaced with emeralds as the game's currency.
10. Unused paintings, including earth, fire, water, and wind themes.
11. A quiver item that was planned to hold arrows but was removed.
12. Studded armor, a mix of chainmail and leather armor that was removed from the game.
13. An item that would have allowed players to form alliances in the Battle minigame.
14. A camera item that allowed players to take photos.
15. Glow sticks and sparklers that were removed from the game.
16. A paeonia flower that was replaced with the peony flower.
17. Nachos, which were requested by a player but not added to the game.
18. Steel, which was planned to be crafted by combining coal and iron.
19. A "dog" music disc that was removed from the game.
20. Nether pearls, which were mentioned by a developer but not added to the game.
21. A "burpy potion," "stinky potion," and "bungling potion," which were removed from the game.
22. Minecarts with dispensers, which were shown in a screenshot but not added to the game.
23. A garbage item that is exclusive to the Education Edition.
24. A knowledge book that was planned to teach players new crafting recipes.
25. A fish item that was removed and replaced with cod.
26. Crafting recipes for enchanted golden apples, chainmail armor, and horse armor that were removed from the game.
27. Bleach, an item that can be used to instantly turn wool items white in the Education Edition.
28. A "very fine item" that was a secret item in an April Fools' version.
29. Footprints, which were planned to be a feature in the game but were removed.
30. Medicine items, including a poison antidote, weakness-curing elixir, and eye drops that cure blindness.
31. Super fertilizer, which can be used to grow flowers and trees instantly in the Education Edition.
32. Capes, some of which were removed from the game due to too many requests for unique capes.
33. Keys, which were part of an April Fools' update and were supposed to open doors of the same color.
34. Balloons that can be attached to mobs, which are exclusive to the Education Edition.
35. Unique potions in Minecraft Dungeons, including a shadow brew, sweet brew, and dense brew.
Overall, the article highlights the many items that were planned or created for Minecraft but were ultimately removed or made unobtainable.
Here are the facts extracted from the text:
1. Minecraft has hundreds of items, but some are no longer obtainable.
2. Mojang removed or made unobtainable some items over Minecraft's twelve-year history.
3. A banana pickaxe was going to be added to Minecraft, but it was scrapped.
4. Skis were added to Minecraft in 2012, but were later removed.
5. A particle texture labelled "elephant_toothpaste" was left in the game files.
6. A "Reality Vision" update added goggles that made signs look like holograms.
7. A "Smarter Watch" showed the time above the hotbar.
8. Diamond dust was going to be a purchaseable item in Minecraft Dungeons.
9. Crystallized honey was a secret item in an early version of the Buzzy Bees update.
10. The first ever publicly released version of Minecraft Pocket Edition had icons for multiplayer, singleplayer, and settings.
11. Rubies were used in Minecraft before emeralds were introduced.
12. Paintings of earth, fire, water, and wind were found in the game files but never made it into the final game.
13. A quiver was going to be added to Minecraft, but it was scrapped.
14. Studded armour was in the game for a few months but was removed.
15. Mobs used to have plate armour that didn't do anything.
16. An item called "garbage" is only available in the Education Edition.
17. The enchanted golden apple used to be obtainable using eight gold blocks.
18. Chainmail armour used to be crafted using fire.
19. Horse armour used to have a crafting recipe.
20. Nether pearls were mentioned by a developer but never added to the game.
21. There are 40 potions in Minecraft, but 30 more were removed.
22. Minecarts with dispensers were removed from the game.
23. Footprints were going to be a feature in Minecraft but were scrapped.
24. A "very fine item" was a secret item in an April Fools' version.
25. Bleach can be made in Minecraft Education Edition using Water and Sodium Hypochlorite.
26. Medicine can be made in Minecraft Education Edition.
27. Super fertiliser can be made in Minecraft Education Edition.
28. Capes can be obtained in Minecraft, but some unique capes have been removed.
29. Keys were added in the 3D Shareware April Fools' update.
30. Balloons can be crafted in Minecraft Education Edition.
31. There are 9 unique types of potion in Minecraft Dungeons.
32. There are 206 items that aren't obtainable in the main game but are in Minecraft Dungeons.
33. Some items in Minecraft Dungeons can only be carried by hostile mobs.
34. There are 55 unique armour sets in Minecraft Dungeons.
35. Some items in Minecraft Dungeons have different bottle designs.