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==The Munchkins in Popular Culture==
*As a result of the popularity of the [[1939]] film, [[The Wizard of Oz (1939 movie)|The Wizard of Oz]], the term "munchkin" has entered the English language as a reference to small children, dwarfs, or anything of diminutive stature.
*In the 1939 wizard of oz film, there's a rumor of a suisidal munchkin that hanged himself while filming the '''we're off to see the wizard''' song with the Tin man, yet this rumor is false for the munchkin actors were not called in yet and the shadowy figure was a crane.
*Following the success of the movie the Maternity Hospital in [[County Limerick, Ireland]] changed its association from [[Munchin|St. Munchin]] to The Munchkins Maternity Hospital. The young painter and decorator [[Liam Sherlock]] of London, as he was known, then painted the welcome sign that still hangs from the main entrance.
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