8 Biggest WTF Stories To Come Out Of Florida

If this isn't the strangest state in the US, then we don't want to know what is.

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When people think about Florida, they usually associate it with their NFL team, the Miami Dolphins, the incredible Walt Disney World or if they're a space nut, the Kennedy Space Center. However, if you look past the numerous tourist attractions and fantastic weather, there's been a whole bunch of strange activities going on in the Sunshine State for a number of years.

The last decade has seen an incredible amount of stories come from Florida, that help prove the theory that it might be the weirdest place in the entirety of the United States. That might sound like a harsh statement to make, but time and time again Floridians have shown that they can't help but get into some entertaining, yet shocking hijinks.

If you're unaware of the phenomenon that is the weirdness of this one place in America, then don't worry because we've gathered some of the most unbelievable stories to ever come out of there. Some of the things that you read might be hard to believe, but we assure you, all this craziness actually happened.

Get ready to laugh, be confused and even possibly disturbed at the antics of the most out there people living in the USA.

8. Florida Man Tries To Steal Chainsaw, Puts It In The Most Horrifying Place Possible

Of all the things you could rob in a lawn equipment store, stealing a chainsaw might be the most difficult. It's large, it's dangerous and taking it is guaranteed to be far more trouble than it's worth. However, shoplifter, Anthony Ballard, believed that he could beat the odds by nabbing one from a store in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

What not-so-clever idea did Ballard have to swipe the chainsaw from the store? He stuffed it down his trousers. That's right, this idiotic shoplifter risked his own body parts to make sure that he got himself a top of the range garden tool. Sadly for him. running with a chainsaw attached to your leg is no easy task, so when the employees of the store gave chase, he launched it into the woods and ran off.

Undeterred by his lucky escape the first time around, Ballard went back into the woods to look for it, only to be spotted by the same employees who chased him. They called the police who arrested Ballard and put an end to the strangest day in that store's history.

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