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TIL Mister Rogers invited Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch of the West) onto his show to help explain that her character was make-believe and the real Margaret wasn’t scary at all.

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TIL Mister Rogers invited Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch of the West) onto his show to help explain that her character was make-believe and the real Margaret wasn’t scary at all.

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