Minecraft wiki entry for Development_versions, associated text: Entity model errors fixed.
Armor durability is back to being much longer, longer than it ever was in Beta 1.8.
Using items and hitting mobs no longer uses up items/durability in creative.
Lily pads are now a block which can be stood on.
Ferns, tall grass and lily pads are now available in the creative inventory.
Unnecessary block versions of cake and sugar cane removed from creative inventory.
Enchantment tables now take time to mine, instead of one punch.
"Mods and Texture Packs" changed to "Texture Packs".
Repeater clocks no longer get stuck when unloading the chunk.
Placing fences under farmland doesn't stop it from turning back into dirt.
A Minecart with Furnace is able to push empty minecarts in any direction.
Baby sheep from dyed parents are now born dyed instead of always being white.