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TIL there's a 1992 Spider-Man fan film titled "The Green Goblin's Last Stand" that is based on the iconic comic book story "The Night Gwen Stacy Died" and received showings and accolades at several small film festivals.

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yVObl TIL that there are 7 villages in Norway and 5 in Sweden simply called "Å", which means stream or river in Scandinavian languages
m1jDp TIL that before running the length of Africa, Russ Cook was the first person to run from Asia to London as well holding the record for the fastest marathon completed whilst pulling a car.
XEPlk TIL that an excavation of ancient Babylon revealed evidence that Babylonians were making soap around 2800 B.C. They were the first one to master the art of soap making. They made soap from fats boiled with ashes. Soap was used in cleaning textile manufacture and medicinally for at least 5000 years.