Odd Facts About The Wizard of Oz- Volume 1

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I'm sure many of you have watched the timeless TV classic about a young farm girl from Kansas named Dorothy, who gets swept up in a tornado and taken to a magical land. This 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz had quite a few goofs and interesting trivia associated with it. Here are a few fun facts: -Dorothy's iconic ruby red slippers were originally to be silver in color. -The same slippers wound up in the Smithsonian Museum and this attraction became extremely popular with viewers. So much so the carpet in front is replaced multiple times a year from wear and tear. - This iconic line said by the Wicked Witch "Fly, my pretties, fly" is not what she said? She actually just said, "Fly, Fly Fly." I could of sworn I heard it the first way??? -The Scarecrow was originally supposed to be the Tin Man...Yes, Buddy Ebsen of Beverly Hillbillies fame swapped roles with Ray Bolger and played the Tin Man instead. -But...Ebsen had to drop out of the film because he was allergic to the aluminum dust used as makeup. Leaving this historic role to be recast going to actor Jack Haley. -And here's some more Tin Man trivia... Haley cried chocolate syrup not machine oil. Machine oil tears did not photograph well onscreen so that was the solution. -Terry the name of the dog who played Toto in the movie earned a salary, $125 a week! Of course it went to his trainer, but maybe Terry got some extra dog food out of it and a nice bone, -The Munchkin received only $50 a week much less than Toto. I guess barking and tail wagging rates more than singing and dancing? -The famous song Judy Garland sang "Over The Rainbow" was almost cut from the movie. Why? The producers thought it ran too long. Glad they changed their minds! -The wicked witch received severe burns on her hand and face. And it wasn't from those ruby red slippers when she tried to take them off (those sparks came from apple juice). No, remember the scene when she made her smoky exit out of Munchkinland... Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch, missed six weeks in order to heal. Wow! So which weird/odd fact above did you like the best? Or maybe you have another oddity from The Wizard of Oz you want to share? Source- Good Housekeeping Photo- filmschoolrejects.com