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TIL that in 1996 Dave Chappelle was in a spin off from Home Improvement, called "Buddies". It premiered on March 5, 1996 and was cancelled on April 3, 1996 after just five episodes.

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lorlB TIL about Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest (DHCA), wherein patients are deliberately put into hypothermia as low as 20C (68F) thereby stopping all heart and brain function in order to increase survival time on reduced oxygen, while making delicate surgeries easier.
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