- Florida is not the southernmost state – Hawaii is
- Clearwater, Florida, has the highest rate of lightening strikes per capita in the U.S.
- On January 1, 1914, the world’s first scheduled passenger service airline flight went from St. Petersburg’s downtown yacht basin to Tampa
- Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where the drink was first developed
- Key West has the highest average temperature in the U.S.
- Florida is the only state that has 2 rivers both with the same name – the Withlacoochee
- Florida is home to the largest breeding population of bald eagles in the lower 48 states
