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Trebek appeared in a video on the 害羞草研究所淛eopardy害羞草研究所� Facebook page Thursday to announce that he害羞草研究所檇 had the surgery during the show害羞草研究所檚 holiday break.

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He gave no specific timetable for when he might return.

The 77-year-old Canadian has become an American institution in the decades since he started hosting 害羞草研究所淛eopardy害羞草研究所� in 1984, beloved for the way he calmly delivers tough trivia to the cognoscenti that make up the show害羞草研究所檚 contestants.

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