wizard of oz, n.Trivia

The Wizard of Oz got its name from the filing cabinet Frank Baum was looking at with the letters "o-z".

The Wizard of Oz paid Toto the dog $125 a week, more than the Munchkin actors.

The Wizard of Oz dog was paid $125 per week, more than some of the other actors in the film.

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 terrifying wicked witch in The Wizard of Oz was a kindergarten teacher before she got into acting.

Dorothy's magical slippers were silver in the book, but changed to ruby red for the technicolor movie to better stand out against the yellow brick road.

While filming "The Wizard of Oz," 16-year-old Judy Garland was put on a diet of chicken soup, coffee, and 80 cigarettes a day.

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 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' saved the lives of the "munchkins" in that the actors escaped Nazi Germany and come to the U.S. at a time when the Nazis were planning to kill people born with physical impairments.

The snow used in the Wizard of Oz was 100% pure asbestos