When doing the command /gamerule and misspelling mobSpawning or spelling it differently, It adds it to the list of gamerules.
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Intended, see http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Commands#gamerule.
However I admit that a way to remove self-defined gamerules would be useful.
EDIT: Whoops, didn't see that Sonic already posted (though it still says I posted before him for some reason).
WAI. MC-65113