Wild West Town Is For Sale…In New Zealand- A New Zealand Town paying homage to America's Wild West is on sale.
The town of Mellonsfolly Ranch was constructed in 2006 on North Island and the asking price is seven-point-five million dollars. The 900-acre settlement is meant to take after a Wyoming town during the 1860s and includes a licensed saloon, sheriff's office, and three homes. An on-site Manuka honey business is also included in the offer.
The area where mellonsfolly is located enjoys being insulated, to a large degree, from the outside world.
Source:CNBC
Enjoying 2020? How about some sex-crazed zombie cicadas
As if the COVID-19 pandemic and murder hornets (remember them?) weren’t enough, researchers fromWest Virginia Universitywarn that some of the millions of periodic cicadas emerging from hibernation in that state, as well as Virginia and North Carolina, may be infected with a fungus that turns them into sex-crazed zombies.
The fungus, called Massospora cicadina, invades the cicada and causes its abdomen to slide off, causing them to enter a zombie-like state, then driven to mate with anything they can find. Their efforts are in vain though, as the fungus has eaten away at their genitals.
The phenomenon has actually been going on for generations, but researchers only discovered it last year.
Scientists theorize the cicadas spend 13-17 years underground, depending on the species, to avoid synching up with predators. Then by descending in unison, the millions of clumsy, defenseless cicadas can overwhelm predators and stand a chance of survival.
One West Virginia University student has called the infected cicadas “flying salt shakers of death.”
Heads Up: The IRS Tax Deadline Is Still July 15- The IRS is not extending the tax filing deadline again.
That means get ready to pay your taxes. The tax agency announced yesterday that returns are due by the extension deadline of July 15th. If you owe money and can’t pay, the good news is there are options.
One way is to file for an automatic extension until October 15th if they won't be able to meet the July 15th deadline. The traditional April 15th deadline was pushed back because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Source:Forbes
Space Force’s First Mission Is Today- SpaceX is set for a historic launch.
A Falcon 9 rocket is set to blast off today from Cape Canaveral in the company's first launch as part of a US Space Force mission. The Space Force was created in December, and the rocket in today's launch will carry satellites for military use.
A 15-minute launch window begins just before 4 o'clock this afternoon, Eastern time. Weather is 60-percent "Go."
Source:Florida Today