WhenMargaret Thatcher died in 2013, the song "Ding, Dong, The Witch Is Dead" from the Wizard Of Oz shot to number 2 on the UK singles chart-and BBC radio refused to play it.

The Wizard of Oz got its name from the filing cabinet Frank Baum was looking at with the letters "o-z".
The snow used in the Wizard of Oz was 100% pure asbestos
While filming The Wizard of Oz, 16-year-old Judy Garland was put on a strict diet that included smoking 80 cigarettes a day to suppress her appetite.
The Wizard of Oz used asbestos, whose health risks were already known in 1939, in the snow, the Wicked Witch’s broom, and the Scarecrow’s entire outfit
The Wizard of Oz paid Toto the dog $125 a week, more than the Munchkin actors.
The Wizard of Oz is a story about two women trying to murder each other over a pair of shoes.
The Wizard of Oz dog was paid $125 per week, more than some of the other actors in the film.
The Wizard of Oz is really just a cautionary tale about the lengths a woman will go to for the right shoes.