Interesting Fact # 442 - The wizard of Oz

The lion costume from the Wizard of Oz was made of real lion pelts, which were sewn together to form the outfit.

(Can you imagine the furore if they tried anything like that now? Even so, I swear I will never be able to watch it again. It's like finding out that Sooty was made of bear fur, Sweep from dog and Sue out of real pandas.)

Original photo by nsgbrown.