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Florida's coastline is 1,197 statute miles, 663 of those miles are beaches. |
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No matter where you are in Florida you're no more than sixty miles from saltwater. |
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Florida is the lowest and flattest state in the U.S. |
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Florida's highest point is only 345 feet above sea level. |
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The first golf course in the U.S. was in Florida. |
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Natives of Florida are called Floridians, Crackers, or Gators. |
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Florida's nickname is the Sunshine State. |
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Florida was discovered by the Spanish explorer Ponce de León in 1513. |
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Ponce de León called the area la Florida meaning feast of the flowers. |
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Florida became the 27th state in the United States on March 3, 1845. |
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St. Augustine is the oldest city in the U.S. It was founded in 1565. |
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Florida's beaches are rated among the finest in the U.S. |
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Florida has about 7,800 lakes; most are natural lakes formed from sink holes. |
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Tourism is Florida's largest industry. |
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Florida has more than 700 camp-grounds with more than 100,000 campsites throughout the state. |
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Florida has more golf courses than any other state. Estimate is over 1,400 courses. |
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Florida's three national forests together they cover more than one million acres. |
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Orange juice became the official state beverage by the Florida Legislature in 1967. |
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The orange blossom is Florida's state flower. |
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Tallahassee was selected as the state capital in 1824. |
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The Suwannee River written by Stephen Foster is Florida's state song. |
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The Florida panther, an endangered species, is Florida's state animal. |
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The 1953 Legislature designated the sabal palm as Florida's State Tree. |
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There are more than 800 islands that make up the Florida Keys. |
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Central Florida attracts more visitors than any other amusement park destination in the U.S. |
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Florida is the only state that has two rivers with the same name. |
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Gatorade was developed at the University of Florida. |
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The heavier
the orange the sweeter and juicier it usually tastes. |
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The Longest river in Florida is the St. Johns River at 273 miles. |
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Key West has the highest average temperature in the United States. |
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Amelia Earhart's last stop in America was in Miami to visit her stepson. |
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Lake Okeechobee
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Approximately
24,000 people move to Florida each month. |
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The official
Florida State Motto is "In God We Trust". |
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Florida's hurricane season runs from June 1 through November
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Palm Beach County has more golf courses than any other county in the U.S. |
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Florida is the winter home for most of the professional baseball teams in the U.S. |
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Florida oranges have more dietary fiber than most fruits and vegetables. |
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More sea shells wash up on Florida's Southwest shores than anywhere else in the U.S. |
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Feeding
alligators and dolphins is against Florida Law. |
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Key Lime Pie is the Florida state food. |
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Area wise, Jacksonville is the largest city in the continental United States. |
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The Manatee is Florida's Marine Animal with over 1,800 in the state. |
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Florida's State Saltwater Fish is the Sailfish. |
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Florida's State Freshwater Fish is he Largemouth Bass. |
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Central Florida is the Lightning Capital of the U.S. |
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Key West is most Southerly city in the United States. |
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Miami is Florida's Largest City. |
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Florida's gem stone is the Moonstone. |
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Florida has 67 counties. |
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