Florida explained: Why Sunshine State nickname makes sense (and doesn't)
Florida has been called the Sunshine State and other nicknames related to its peninsula shape, tropical weather and "lightning capital" designation.
Of course Florida is known as the Sunshine State − but is it the sunniest state in the country, and does it really earn its nickname?
No, it’s not the sunniest state in the country , but Florida has so many other sun-nonymous references to its, er, sunny state, that it absolutely deserves that moniker.
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