Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Florida acts as a memorial to his illustrious drag racing career

Drag racing in Bradenton, Florida, USA: 50th Annual Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by YES Market Media The “Big Daddy” Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing honors all of the sport’s pioneers in addition to his illustrious career. “I like people to come see what we had to

Two excavating in a Florida park covertly turned out 224 historical relics

Withlacoochee River Florida Scenic Landscape – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Essence of a Memory The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that when Florida wildlife officials discovered relic hunters unlawfully excavating in the Withlacoochee State Forest, hundreds of historic objects were retrieved. 224 “indigenous artifacts” in total were discovered, according to a press

A construction worker discovers an intriguing World War II artifact close to the Florida airport

Soldiers in trucks during World War II — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Everett Collection This week, a construction worker in Florida discovered a piece of history: an inert bomb from World War II that was presumably left over from a closed military base decades before. Sheriff Al Nienhuis of Hernando County stated, “There’s certainly no way

An account of Tallahassee’s snowfall history

Beautiful views of winter snowfall, the beach and the ocean — Courtesy: Shutterstock — YAROSLOVE_PHOTO_VIDEO Floridians are accustomed to weather phenomena such as hurricanes, thunderstorms, and extreme heat. But Florida weather forecasters hardly ever mention snowfall. There have been occasional whiteouts in Tallahassee, with the most significant snowstorm taking place on February 12–13, 1958. “Democrat

If you recycle Gasparilla beads, you can get cheap entry to the Florida Aquarium

The Florida Aquarium entrance – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Andriy Blokhin According to the City of Tampa, it is crucial to keep beads and other non-biodegradable objects out of Tampa’s waterways because they endanger marine life and the ecosystem.  According to Florida Statute 403.413, it is forbidden to throw beads into the water. By

Spook Hill: Is it true that cars on this Florida street roll uphill?

Pictured: Spook Hill in Florida – Courtesy: JennLShoots – Shutterstock The Sunshine State is home to several creepy sights, such as graves where the devil is known to steal beer, a section of Interstate 4 that is said to be haunted, and even the most haunted restaurant in the nation. However, you can verify the

The ‘Psychic Capital of the World’ is located in Florida’s ‘spookiest’ town

Cassadaga, FL is one of America’s spookiest cities – Pictured: Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp Sign — Courtesy: Shutterstock — JennLShoots Even though Halloween is only around the corner, there are some cities in the U.S. that have eerie and unsettling feelings all year long. A Florida city has earned its place on a new list of

Florida road team discovers unusual 1800s item in roadway

Relic from the 1800s discovered underneath Florida highway (Not pictured) – View of Florida Highway — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Viktoriya A Earlier this month, during normal construction, road crews discovered an entire, centuries-old shipwreck embedded in a Florida highway. Crews discovered a left leather boot inside the 20-foot-long relic, which they think to have been

Aspiring filmmakers can now submit their work to the first Key Biscayne Film Festival

Key Biscayne Film Festival (Not pictured) – Crowd watching film at outdoor film festival – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Dizfoto Are you a budding filmmaker in South Florida or on Key Biscayne? You can enter your imaginative short film for a chance to win the $1,000 grand prize in addition to being a part

This Florida slang expression baffled both some Floridians and Americans from other states

Slang in dictionary – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Erce One of the oddest things to come out of Florida may be its lingo, despite the state’s reputation for having some of the craziest stories and happenings. While several states in the country have their own unique variations of odd words, in South Dakota, a