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TIL Spider-Man once gave birth to himself

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6Ev1W TIL in 1987, FBI agent Robert Hanssen was tasked by his superiors to find a mole within the agency after the FBI's moles in the KGB were caught. In reality, he was the mole, working with the KGB since 1979. He was eventually caught in 2001 and is currently serving 15 consecutive life sentences.
0n1y TIL of the Russian “Firehose of Propaganda” Model: Overwhelm your enemy with lies from multiple sources, so people will see the lies first, thus winning the first impression. Multiple sources reinforce the same lies, all before real journalists can even find the facts.
xyAk TIL Earth is the only known celestial body to have tectonic plates
VBXyD TIL that jet is a gemstone derived from wood compressed for long periods of time, much like coal. It's color is the source of the term "jet-black".
JY4m8 TIL that Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" was nominated for two Razzie Awards for Worst Actress and Worst Director