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The
expression
"mad
as a
March
hare"
derives
from
the
manic
behavior
of rabbits
during
the
beginning
of their
mating
season
in Great
Britain.
The
phrase
dates
back
to the
16th
Century
and
was
immortalized
in literature
by the
character
of the
March
Hare
in Lewis
Carroll's
Alice's
Adventures
in Wonderland.
March
Hare
appears
as one
of the
attendees
at a
tea
party
with
Dormouse
and
The
Mad
Hatter.
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