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TIL the biggest reason Steve Burns left “Blues Clues” was because he was balding. He said “I refused to lose my hair on a kids TV show, and it was happening fast.”

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R7Aa6 TIL about Dr. Robert Liston, the fastest surgeon in the 19th century. Start to finish it took him 2 and a half minutes to amputate a leg. In his most famous mishap he took off an assistant's fingers as he cut through a leg. That surgery is the only known surgery with a 300% mortality rate.
VMOjQ TIL With huge financial incentives from the United States, Egypt's Mubarak remained committed to the Camp David treaty, despite misgivings about dealing with Israel. To keep the peace at home, Mubarak instituted emergency laws to protect Egypt's stability and security
a8D6A TIL There are more than 650 American cities that share their name with those found in the U.K. As British colonists set up home in America, they brought with them the names of their hometowns and cities.
W7L4L TIL that upon the storming of the Bastille and the release of prisoners, the facility had held only seven men captive, not hundreds. Eight prisoners would have been freed but the Marquis de Sade had been released ten days earlier.
0wxO5 TIL: Swing music never really fell out of popularity, it was shut down by ASCAP in 1941. ASCAP demanded more royalties from broadcasters- they refused. ASCAP banned their repertoire and demanded preapproval of set lists and written solos for live broadcasts. This effectively ended the Swing Era.