Did you know that the popular video game "Minecraft" was created by Markus "Notch" Persson, a Swedish game developer, and was first released on May 17, 2009? Interestingly, Notch is a self-taught programmer who learned to code at the age of 7 and created his first game at 10! He developed Minecraft in just 5 months, and it went on to become a global phenomenon with over 200 million registered players across the globe!