In snapshot 14w17a, there is a problem in single player where any item that I mine or destroy does not drop as an entity. Instead, it reappears as a block in its original position. The item will keep reappearing and does not disappear until I exit the game. Upon reloading the game, the block is gone but there is no entity.
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I specifically said Single Player on there
You most likely have the "doTileDrops" gamerule to false, or you are in an area on a server which prohibits you from destroying a block.