Florida, you are such a gem. In addition to your miles of beautiful coastline, you have the biggest collection of totally bonkers news stories (and totally bonkers people, it seems) in our great nation.
Here are 20 of the craziest news stories from Florida from the past 10 years. Wowza!
1. Good move
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Photo Credit: UPI
2. Whoa
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.16.37-AM.png)
Photo Credit: Miami New Times
3. Did it work, though?
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Photo Credit: Twitter
4. It’s what she wanted…
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.18.34-AM.png)
Photo Credit: NBC Miami
5. Left a trail
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.19.27-AM.png)
Photo Credit: TampaBay.com
6. Smooth criminal
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.20.11-AM.png)
Photo Credit: Blabbermouth
7. Shouldn’t have done that
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Photo Credit: Twitter
8. What a day
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.21.48-AM.png)
Photo Credit: KSL
9. At least she’s honest
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.23.30-AM.png)
Photo Credit: WPBF
10. She was occupied, okay?
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.22.37-AM.png)
Photo Credit: ABC News
11. Why the hell not?
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.24.19-AM.png)
Photo Credit: Heavy.com
12. Prayers not answered
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.25.06-AM.png)
Photo Credit: NWF Daily News
13. Hmmmm
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.26.01-AM.png)
Photo Credit: Boing Boing
14. Potato salad rage
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.27.15-AM.png)
Photo Credit: New Journal
15. He was hungry
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.28.31-AM.png)
Photo Credit: NBC News
16. Mother of the Year
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.29.26-AM.png)
Photo Credit: NBC Miami
17. He died with honor
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.30.16-AM.png)
Photo Credit: WTSP
18. Good job!
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.31.25-AM.png)
Photo Credit: WFTV
19. Very Florida
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.32.44-AM.png)
Photo Credit: Huffington Post
20. And, finally…
![](https://didyouknowfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-06-at-10.34.34-AM.png)
Photo Credit: Twitter
Way to go, Florida! You’re outranking the rest of us in weirdness by a longshot!