Daffodil Facts

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When it became apparent that Israel was going to win the 1978 Eurovision Singing Contest, Jordanian TV stopped the live broadcast, showed a picture of daffodils, and later announced that Belgium had won. abc.net.au/news/2015-05-2…
These plants are toxic to pets: peony, mums, daffodil, lily, tulip, iris, foxglove, dieffenbachia (dumb cane,) autumn crocus, sago palm, and rhododendron/azaleas. petmd.com/dog/infographic…
In an episode of the Batman series from the 60’s, The Riddler asks Commissioner Gordon the riddle "When is a jet stream like a daffodil?". The answer to this riddle is never given in the series. The answer that was written in the script and never aired is: “They can both be yellow.” batman.fandom.com/wiki/Th…
The Scilly Isles pay rent of one daffodil a year to Prince Charles's Duchy of Cornwall duchyofcornwall.org/newto…
When it became apparent that Israel was going to win the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, most of the Arabic countries ended their transmission of the contest. This includes Jordan, who replaced the live broadcast with a picture of daffodils and later announced that Belgium had won. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eur…
Prince Charles charges a wildlife trust one daffodil per year to lease several small islands from him. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isl…
When it became apparent that Israel was going to win the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, Jordanian TV stopped the live broadcast, showed a picture of daffodils, and later announced that Belgium had won en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eur…
The flower typically called the daffodil goes by another name: Narcissus. It is the flower The Greek legend supposedly became after he died staring at his own reflection. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ech…
Ancient Romans would bring daffodil bulbs with them to battle; the bulbs are poisonous and the soldiers would eat them if they were mortally wounded. list-of-birthstones.com/b…
A species of African fish called daffodil cichlid, which lives in large groups, can distinguish unfamiliar faces from familiar ones. japantimes.co.jp/news/201…
Daffodils are very poisonous en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nar…
There is a chemical found in daffodil flowers called Galantamine which is FDA approved for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal…
All parts of the daffodil are poisonous.

All parts of the daffodil are poisonous. An extract of daffodil bulbs, when applied to open wounds, produces staggering, numbness of the whole nervous system, and paralysis of the heart. If you are trapped in a small space with a daffodil, it will give you a headache. There have been several cases of death by daffodil poisoning in which the bulbs were eaten in mistake for onions.

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A daffodil can kill you. Check fact of the day. qi.com/
Daffodils are toxic. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyc…
Daffodil bulbs are poisonous and the flowers themselves release a poisonous sap that is harmful to other flowers. plantingflowerbulbs.com/d…
Mark Ronson's "Uptown Special" album features ten songs with lyrics written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon. ("The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," "The Yiddish Policemen's Union") theguardian.com/music/201…

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