When did Florida become the nation's 'Weird News Capital?'

There's no dispute...when it comes to weird news, Florida is the nation's "Weird News Capital."


There's so much strange sh*t going on in Flor-i-DUH, that some newspaper websites catalog it all on blogs that are updated daily.


But, here's my question: When did someone start noticing that Florida seemed to have more than its share of wacky news?


Maybe it all started in May of 1984 when the