[MyHomeIsInOcala]

I just thought it might be nice to post some Fun Facts!

Venice FL is known as the "Shark Tooth Capital of the World"... Collecting prehistoric shark teeth has been a favorite pastime of many visitors and local residents of the Venice area for years!

Plant City, the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World, holds a place with Guinness for the world's largest strawberry shortcake. The 827 square-foot, 6,000 pound cake was made on Feb. 19, 1999 in McCall Park. MmMmMmm!! I wounder how many Calories???

[daniellefort]

Homosassa is Manatee capital of the world

Ocala is Horse capital of the world

[Florida Impressions]

New Smyrna Beach is the shark bite capital of the world.

St. Augustine is the oldest city in the United States.

[FLANATIVE1]

Ft. Myers was seasonal home Thomas Edison and Henry Ford

[MyHomeIsInOcala]

In 1944, a Miami Beach pharmacist named Benjamin Green invented the first suntan cream... Coppertone

[smb_minipins]

lol...wheres the love.


heres my lil piece even tho i had to google some info. Hey that never hurts the more i know the better!!

Longest River - St. Johns, 273 miles


Largest Lake - Lake Okeechobee, 700 square miles


Largest county - Palm Beach, 2,578 square miles


Smallest county - Union, 245 square miles

[smb_minipins]

Other Interesting Florida Facts

Number of people who move to Florida each day - 1,000

Number of major commercial airports - 19

Number of international airports - 12

Number of deepwater ports - 14

Miles of sand beaches - 1,200

Miles of coastline - 1,800

Number of golf courses - more than 1,250
-Florida has more golf courses than any other state
-Palm Beach County has more golf courses than any other county in the country

Number of hotel rooms in Florida - more than 370,000

Number of campgrounds - 700 (100,000 campsites)

Number of people who camp in Florida each year - 6 million


sadly i got intrested in this haha. neat info!

[sunrico90]

Ponce de Leon found discovered and named Florida. The Latino roots gave the state a name and religion.... Our roots are from Spain....
and the sold it to the USA....
In 1513, Ponce de León, seeking the mythical “Fountain of Youth,” discovered and named Florida, claiming it for Spain. Later, Florida would be held at different times by Spain and England until Spain finally sold it to the United States in 1819. (Incidentally, France established a colony named Fort Caroline in 1564 in the state that was to become Florida.)

Florida's history in the early 19th century was marked by wars with the Seminole Indians, which did not end until 1842.

Florida's economy rests on a solid base of tourism, manufacturing, and agriculture. Leading the manufacturing sector are electrical equipment and electronics, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, food processing, and machinery. Oranges, grapefruit, and other citrus fruits lead Florida's agricultural products list, followed by potatoes, melons, strawberries, sugar cane, peanuts, dairy products, and cattle.

[MyHomeIsInOcala]

Residents of Florida prefer to be called "Floridians", although they are more commonly known as "Grandma & Grandpa"

Note: This Fun Fact May NOT be 100% accurate

[MyHomeIsInOcala]

THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL TEAM TO HOLD SPRING TRAINING IN FLORIDA WAS THE PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS, IN JACKSONVILLE, IN 1901.