Exclamation mark in URL gives a bash error

[pvdl]

If you have an exclamation mark in the URL, youtube-dl gives a bash error. (Linux)

youtube-dl whateversite.com/#!/video-i-like-to-download - Gives an error
bash: !/video-i-like-to-download: event not found

Even if you put the URL between quotes:
youtube-dl "whateversite.com/#!/video-i-like-to-download"

Is it possible to 'escape' the exclamation mark in the URL? Like '!'

[pvdl]

Related to #3523

[jaimeMF]

That's unrelated to youtube-dl, ! is a special character in bash (youtube-dl is not even run). Enclosing the url in single quotes (') works, youtube-dl whateversite.com/#\!/video-i-like-to-download will also work.