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TIL that Mel Blanc, the iconic voice actor of Bugs Bunny, after being put in a coma for two weeks with no signs of waking up, was finally be revived when a doctor asked him, “How are you feeling today, Bugs Bunny?” After a pause, Mel replied in Bugs Bunny’s voice, “Eh… just fine, Doc”.

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