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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
is the second largest freshwater lake in the U.S. |
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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
30. |
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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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Florida
became the twenty-seventh state in the U.S. on March
3, 1845. |
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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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