Interesting Facts about Florida

• During the hurricane of 1926, the barometer at Miami reached the country's record low, causing hundreds to faint from lack of oxygen.
• When a British captain's ear was cut off in a war between Spain and England, the conflict, which was waged in Florida, became known as the War of Jenkins's Ear.
• The demand was so great for Florida property during the great land boom that investors paid up to $25,000 for lots that had not yet been dredged up from the ocean.
• Once endangered, alligators increased to become something of a nuisance, sometimes even swallowing small pets. The stomach of one was found to contain a pickle jar, dog collar, and several golf balls.
• After fishing, Florida's anhinga, or water turkey, must dry its feathers in the sun. These birds lie in groups with wings outspread, looking much like a wash left out to dry