Unlocking Secrets: 6 Fascinating Easter Eggs Hidden in macOS You Never Knew About

Historical Events Calendar on your macOS

Find a list of Historical Events Calendar on your macOS:

Open Terminal and type this before hitting enter:

cat /usr/share/calendar/calendar.history

The iconic "Think Different" Apple Commercial

The text from the iconic "Think Different" Apple Commercial is hidden in multiple places in the OS:

In System Settings > Displays, you can see it when you select zoom size.

If you zoom in on the "open book" emoji, you'll see the text there as well.

Bitcoin whitepaper is hidden in macOS

The Bitcoin whitepaper is hidden in every modern copy of macOS.

View it by opening Terminal and write this before hitting enter:

open /System/Library/Image Capture/Devices/VirtualScanner.app/Contents/Resources/simpledoc.pdf

Connect a Windows PC to your Mac

If you connect a Windows PC to your Mac, it is illustrated with the blue screen of death:

To see it you can open Terminal and type in this before hitting enter:

open /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/public.generic-pc.icns

Find Clarus the Dogcow:

Clarus the Dogcow is a unique animal icon created by Susan Kare for the original Mac OS. It was used in Page Setup for orientation, and you can still find it there in a few apps.

To see it go to Pages or TextEdit and select File > PageSetup.

Hidden Haiku on your macOS

Find a hidden Haiku on your macOS:

Open Terminal and type this before hitting enter:

open /Library/Apple/usr/share/rosetta/rosetta