Not all Easter eggs are made out of chocolate and covered in coloured foil. Some of them are made out of computer code.
Many programmers employed to create computer games and office software often add in hidden extras that are not mentioned in the manual. Only when people come to use the programs, play the games and explore all the software's features do these secret add-ons become known.
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Got to love finding Easter Eggs 
Until recently the Internet Explorer browser itself had an Easter Egg on the about screen, plus there are loads of them to be found in a large variety of popular games, DVDs and other applications.
It seems that they have become a lot more common and sophisticated in recent years, progressing from a simple text message to full blown games in some cases.
Maybe we need a couple of Easter Eggs on Unexplained Mysteries - there's an interesting idea.
Until recently the Internet Explorer browser itself had an Easter Egg on the about screen, plus there are loads of them to be found in a large variety of popular games, DVDs and other applications.
It seems that they have become a lot more common and sophisticated in recent years, progressing from a simple text message to full blown games in some cases.
Maybe we need a couple of Easter Eggs on Unexplained Mysteries - there's an interesting idea.
...but a chocolate one too would be nice!
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