Even though I'm not super religious I find some sections of the Bible fascinating.  Is there much verifiable historical records that follow the bible?
What is regarded as canonical text differs depending on traditions and groups; a number of Bible canons have evolved it is a very intetresting thing to read 
Oh I've heard that some books the Catholic church decided not to include in the Bible.  Do you know which books were left out or removed at some point in the canon?
im not really sure but i know that , The Christian Old Testament overlaps with the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Septuagint
The Septuagint is new to me.  Does the bible have any other particular unusual history associated to it?
and the Christian Old Testament. The Christian New Testament is a collection of writings by early Christians, believed to be mostly Jewish disciples of Christ, written in first-century Koine Greek. Among Christian denominations there is some disagreement about what should be included in the canon, primarily about the Apocrypha, a list of works that are regarded with varying levels of respect.
Attitudes towards the Bible also differ among Christian groups. Roman Catholics, high church Anglicans, Methodists and Eastern Orthodox Christians stress the harmony and importance of the
Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, "tà biblía", "the books") is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures. Varying parts of the Bible are considered to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans by Christians, Jews, Samaritans, and Rastafarians.
What is regarded as canonical text differs depending on traditions and groups; a number of Bible canons have evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents. The Hebrew Bible overlaps with the Greek Septuagint