HistoryInterestingThe first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.942k15 years ago
PlacesInterestingSaint Augustine, Florida, founded in 1565, is the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in what is now the United States.831k15 years ago
PlacesWeirdIn 2008, a 13-year-old boy in Florida was arrested for excessive farting in school.4317k9 years ago
PlacesWeirdIn November 2013, a woman in Florida named Linda Ducharme married a Ferris wheel named Bruce, becoming one of the few people to legally wed an inanimate object under objectum sexuality.413k12 years ago
PlacesInterestingJacksonville, Florida, has the largest total area of any city in the contiguous United States.3596916 years ago
TrendingEntertainmentFunnyA man bet $50,000 that someone would streak at the Super Bowl — then did it himself. He claimed he cashed out $374,000 and walked away with a $1,000 fine.5341 month ago
PeopleWholesomeTwo boys were caught in a riptide off Panama City Beach, Florida. Nine family members swam out to help and got trapped too. A couple on the beach remembered how ants link their bodies to rescue their young. They started grabbing strangers' hands. 80 people formed a human chain into the Gulf of Mexico and held it for over an hour. Everyone survived.7 days ago