Did Ghast fireballs use to be to their own independent item?

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I remember in previous versions of Minecraft that the Fire Charge was not a craftable item, but rather the item ID of the Ghast's fireball. Is this true? I thought the ID of the Ghast's fireball might now be the same as the fire charge, but with a data value of 1 just like charcoal. Sadly, I don't think this is the case.
Mainly, I just want to launch Ghast fireballs out of dispensers.
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