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Floriana Lima
Floriana Lima (born 1981, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actress, not related to Lima, Peru. Known for Maggie Sawyer in Supergirl, Krista Dumont in The Punisher, and Darcy Cooper in A Million Little Things.
Floriano Peixoto
Floriano Peixoto, born Floriano Vieira Peixoto, was a Brazilian army marshal and the second president of Brazil (1891–1894), nicknamed the Iron Marshal for suppressing the Revolta da Armada.
Florianópolis
Florianópolis (Floripa), capital of Santa Catarina, Brazil, on the island of Santa Catarina; formerly Desterro. 537,211 residents (2022 census), HDI 0.847, leading Brazilian tech capital with 44,800 tech jobs and UN Zero Waste recognition.
Florianus
Florianus (Marcus Annius Florianus), Roman emperor in 276 CE, praetorian prefect and perhaps half-brother of Tacitus; reigned 80-88 days, was challenged by Probus, and was killed by his own troops near Tarsus.
Floribama Shore
Floribama Shore is an American reality series that followed eight young adults from the Southeastern United States. It premiered in 2017 and ran for four seasons on MTV.
Florica Lavric
Florica Lavric (1962–2014), Romanian rower, won gold in the women's coxed four at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with Fricioiu, Apostol, Homeghi-Bularda, and cox Ioja, plus World silvers in 1983 and 1985 and 1986 eight bronze.
Floriculture
Floriculture, a branch of horticulture, covers cultivation and marketing of flowers and ornamental plants: bedding plants, houseplants, potted plants, cut greens, and cut flowers. A USD 31-39 billion global industry led by the Netherlands and Colombia.
Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia
Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia (FCOD) is a rare, benign fibro-osseous lesion of the jaws, seen mostly in middle-aged women of African descent and typically managed without biopsy to avoid osteomyelitis.
Florida
Florida, the southeastern U.S. state bordered by Georgia and Alabama, capital Tallahassee, 27th state (1845). Covers geography, Spanish colonization, Adams-Onis cession, Civil War, and 2020-2025 population growth to 23.5 million.
Florida A&M University
Florida A&M University (FAMU), a public historically Black university and 1890 land-grant institution in Tallahassee, Florida, founded October 3, 1887; Carnegie R2 research university led by 13th president Marva Johnson since 2025.
Florida Atlantic Owls football
Florida Atlantic Owls football: FAU's NCAA Division I FBS team in Boca Raton, Florida, founded in 2001 by Howard Schnellenberger, three conference titles, four bowl wins, American Conference member since 2023.
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University is a public research university in Boca Raton, Florida, established in 1961. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation and serves nearly 30,000 students.
Florida Blue Key
Florida Blue Key (FBK) is a student leadership honor society founded in 1923 at the University of Florida, distinct from the national Blue Key Honor Society. It has organized UF Homecoming and Gator Growl since 1924, runs a major speech and debate tournament, and is documented as the core of UF student government's political machine.
Florida breaks
Florida breaks is a regional sub-style of breakbeat that emerged in Orlando and Tampa, Florida, in the mid-1990s, built around DJ Icey and his Zone Records imprint.
Florida Championship Wrestling
Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), WWE's Tampa-based developmental promotion founded by Steve Keirn in June 2007, ran until August 2012 when it was rebranded as NXT; alumni include Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.
Florida death metal
Florida death metal: the death metal scene that formed in the Tampa Bay and Orlando suburbs, 1984 to 1994, built by Death, Morbid Angel, Obituary, and Deicide around Morrisound Studio and producer Scott Burns in Tampa.
Florida Democratic Party
The Florida Democratic Party, also called the Florida Democrats, is the Democratic Party's state affiliate in Florida, currently chaired by Nikki Fried, with members in every county.
Florida Department of Corrections
The Florida Department of Corrections is the state agency running Florida's prison system, the nation's third-largest, with over 90,000 inmates and a $3.8 billion budget.
Florida Department of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is the executive agency of Florida state government responsible for planning and maintaining the state's highways, bridges, rail, seaports, and transit.
Florida District Courts of Appeal
Florida District Courts of Appeal are the state's six intermediate appellate courts, one per appellate district, reviewing most appeals and state agency action; the Sixth DCA, seated in Lakeland, began operating January 1, 2023.
Florida East Coast Railway
The Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) is a freight railroad running 351 miles along Florida's Atlantic coast from Jacksonville to Miami, founded by Henry Flagler in 1895.
Florida First District Court of Appeal
Florida First District Court of Appeal: Tallahassee-based intermediate appellate court, one of six Florida DCAs, created 1956-1957, covering 29 Panhandle and North Florida counties with 13 judges.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida's constitutional fish and wildlife agency since July 1, 1999, managing 575+ wildlife species, enforcing state law, and overseeing hunting, fishing, and habitat conservation.
Florida Gas Transmission
Florida Gas Transmission is a roughly 5,400-mile interstate natural gas pipeline from South Texas to South Florida, delivering about 60 percent of the gas consumed in Florida.
Florida Gas Transmission Pipeline
Florida Gas Transmission is an interstate natural gas pipeline running from south Texas to south Florida; in service since 1959, it is Florida's oldest and largest pipeline network.
Florida Gators
Florida Gators: University of Florida athletic teams in the NCAA Division I SEC, nicknamed the Gators since 1911; three football national titles (1996, 2006, 2008), eight SEC titles, three Heisman winners, home field Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Florida Gators football
Florida Gators football, or UF football, is the University of Florida's SEC college football program, founded in 1906, winning national championships in 1996, 2006, and 2008.
Florida Gators men's basketball
Florida Gators men's basketball, University of Florida SEC program founded 1915; NCAA titles 2006, 2007 (Billy Donovan back-to-back) and 2025 under Todd Golden; home O'Connell Center.
Florida Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line (FL-GA Line), American country duo of Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley formed at Belmont University in 2008; "Cruise" spent 24 weeks at No. 1, with 16 Country Airplay No. 1s, two diamond singles, and a 2022 hiatus.
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is a public university in Fort Myers, Florida. Founded in 1991 as Florida's 10th state university, it serves about 17,000 students.