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that Poppy flowers became associated with the military after a Canadian poet was inspired by a field of poppies near a mass grave in Belgium folliwing World War 1. The poppies grew there after the bombing and trench warfare churned up the soil, exposing dormant poppy seeds to the sunlight.

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Fun Fact: that Poppy flowers became associated with the military after a Canadian poet was inspired by a field of poppies near a mass grave in Belgium folliwing World War 1. The poppies grew there after the bombing and trench warfare churned up the soil, exposing dormant poppy seeds to the sunlight.

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