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For nearly 20 years, Florida was an independent country
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Florida is considered a swing state in U.S. Presidential elections
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Florida has had the most coronavirus deaths and cases per capita of any state
Florida ranks #26 in deaths per capita and #31 in cases per capita
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Miami is the capital of Florida
The capital of Florida is Tallahassee
5.
Florida borders Alabama
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Florida is the southernmost U.S. state
Hawaii is further south
7.
Jeff Bezos is a Florida resident
Jeff Bezos is a resident of Washington state. He is a neighbor of fellow centibillionaire Bill Gates.
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Florida has a younger median age than most other U.S. states
It is one of the oldest states. Only West Virginia, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine are older.
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Florida is gaining residents from other states
In 2019, Florida had net internal migration of +133,910, the most of any state
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Florida is home to the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the 50 U.S. states which was founded by Europeans
St. Augustine has been inhabited since 1565
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Florida was once home to the Seminole tribe of Native Americans
Most of the Seminole were forced to move to Oklahoma in the 1800s, but a few remained in the Florida swamplands
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Jacksonville is the most populous city in Florida, at least by city proper population
At 874.67 square miles, Jacksonville is also the largest city by area in the continental U.S.
13.
Mexican-Americans are the largest immigrant group in Florida
Cuban Americans are larger
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Florida was part of the Confederacy
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Miami gets an average of 2 or 3 inches of snow in a typical year
It has snowed in Miami only once in recorded history (1977)
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There were many Native American groups who escaped to Florida in the 18th century. They merged together and only then, in Florida, did they become the Seminole.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminole
"The Seminole are a Native American people originally from Florida."