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Photo: Don Miller, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.Test your knowledge of the Sunshine State! From historic Spanish forts and unique ecosystems to legendary pioneers and local treats, see how well you know Florida.
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Florida officially adopted 'The Sunshine State' as its state nickname in 1970, and it has been featured on license plates ever since. Interestingly, South Dakota also claimed this nickname for a long time before officially switching theirs to the Mount Rushmore State. Florida gets about 230 days of sunshine per year!
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The orange was officially named Florida's state fruit in 2005. Spanish explorers brought the first citrus trees to Florida in the 1500s. Today the state's love for the fruit is everywhere: the orange blossom is the state flower and orange juice is the official state beverage.
Photo: Ivar Leidus, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Often mistaken for a stagnant swamp, the Everglades is actually a massive, slow-moving river of grass that flows southward from Lake Okeechobee. It is an incredibly unique ecosystem and represents the only place on Earth where both American alligators and American crocodiles naturally coexist in the wild.
Photo: Daniel Kraft, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Florida's gentle manatees cannot survive for long in water colder than 68 degrees Fahrenheit. To stay warm during the winter, they migrate to natural spring systems, which remain a constant 72 degrees year-round. They also gather in the warm water discharged by coastal power plants, attracting many tourists.
Photo: Galen Rathbun, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Key lime pie was invented in the Florida Keys during the late 19th century. Because fresh milk and refrigeration were incredibly scarce in the remote islands back then, early bakers relied on canned sweetened condensed milk. This ingredient reacts chemically with the lime juice to thicken the filling without baking!
Photo: Louiemantia, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Tallahassee became Florida's capital in 1824 because it was located midway between the state's two largest cities at the time, St. Augustine and Pensacola. Traveling between them took days on horseback, so lawmakers needed a compromise meeting point. Today, the city is home to both the historic old capitol building and a modern 22-story capitol tower.
Photo: Urbantallahassee, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Founded by Spanish explorers in 1565, St. Augustine is celebrated as the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the United States. This historic coastal city predates the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock by fifty-five years and the founding of Jamestown by over forty years.
Photo: Schwerdf, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
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Henry Flagler, a wealthy co-founder of Standard Oil, single-handedly transformed Florida from a wilderness into a tourist paradise. He built grand luxury hotels and extended his Florida East Coast Railway all the way to Key West, an incredible feat of engineering that was once called the 'Eighth Wonder of the World.'
Photo: J. J. Cade, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Constructed by the Spanish in the late 1600s, the Castillo de San Marcos is made of a rare limestone called coquina, which is composed of ancient shell fragments. Because coquina is relatively soft, it acted like a sponge during battles, absorbing the impact of enemy cannonballs rather than shattering.
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Cape Canaveral was selected as America's premier spaceport because its east coast location allows rockets to launch safely over the open Atlantic Ocean. Additionally, its proximity to the equator gives rockets an extra speed boost from the Earth's natural rotation, saving valuable fuel during liftoff.
Photo: NASA, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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