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TIL Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and a myriad of other recognizable characters, fell into a coma for two weeks after a car accident. After many unsuccessful attempts at waking him, one doctor finally said, “Bugs, can you hear me?”, to which Mel responded, "Yeah, what's up doc?" in character.

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