Amazing Facts and Trivia of "The Wizard of Oz"

Behind the famous novel turned movie "The Wizard of Oz" are some amazing facts and trivia you should know about. Dorothy Gale in her Dorothy costume, together with her friends, have amazing story behind. Come and join me as we uncover different amazing trivia about the film "The Wizard of Oz".

The ruby slippers were originally silver, just like in the L. Frank Baum novel. But, they have to do some revisions, so it will look better on screen.
Did you know that Buddy Ebsen was the original Tin Man, but the suit caused him serious breathing issues
Some of Margaret Hamilton's performance as the Wicked Witch of the West was so extremely scary that they have to delete some of it.
Dorothy Costume was originally pink and white
Some actors portraying Winged Monkeys were injured during the filming
The total costs for the production reached up to $2,777,000 million and their initial released totalled them only $3 M.
L Frank Baum earned $75,000 for the rights to his novel
Jack Haley's Tin Woodsman outfit was so stiff that he had to lean against a flat surface, if he wanted to rest
After Margaret Hamilton returned from the recovery of her burns incident, she refused to do the scene for the second time, so the directors initiate a substitute, Betty Danko, Danko was severely injured doing that same scene
The theme song, "There's no place like home" came in at No. 11
The song, "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore" was at No. 62
"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too" was No 99
"The Wizard of Oz" was considered as one of the 20 most overrated movies of all time.
Judy won the Oscan Juvenile Award in 1939 for the role Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz", then she would later refer to as the Munchkin award.
Industrial paint was used to paint and coat the bricks and blocks on the Yellow brick roads
In the scene where the Witch's hands were engulfed by the fire while removing the ruby slippers from Dorothy is actually apple juice spewing out of the shoes - the film was then sped up to make it a resemblance of a fire.