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state facts

  • You can see the Space Shuttle launch from Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

  • Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida is the number one tourist destination in the world.

  • Ponce de Leon was hoping to find the Fountain of Youth when exploring in Florida.

  • St. Augustine, Florida was founded in 1565 and is the oldest permanent city in the United States.

  • You may think that Florida is the southernmost state in the US, but Hawaii is actually further south.

  • The highest average temperature in the US is in Key West.

  • There are two rivers in Florida that both have the same name! They are both called Withlacoochee.

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