Beautiful white snow magically falls on Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto, waking them up in the poppy field.

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Timestamp: 01:06:50

Before the severe health hazards were known, classic Hollywood productions frequently used chrysotile asbestos as fake snow because it looked perfectly realistic and was fireproof. The beautiful, magical "snow" falling heavily over the actors in this famous scene was actually made of 100% pure, highly toxic asbestos fibers.

Beautiful white snow magically falls on Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto, waking them up in the poppy field. in The Wizard of Oz

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