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TIL in the original 1902 Broadway musical of the Wizard of Oz, the lion's quest for courage is completely omitted, Toto is replaced with a cow named Imogene, King Pastoria II, a Kansas motorman, is Oz's true king, and their efforts to seek the Wizard's aid gets them scheduled for execution.

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