Why do birds sing? Why is the sky blue? Why does the sun rise? Why do fools fall in love? We're really getting down to bedrock with this question, which is only two degrees of separation from, "What is life?" Have you noticed that there are few sopranos among the birdies? Singing is generally a guy thing in the feathered set. One reason for it is to stake out territory, which is lot neater than how many other animals accomplish the same thing – peeing all over the place instead of putting up a fence. And, hey, you can't nest alone. Mr. Bird breaks into song when he's on the make. Birds who sing the most usually have marked out territory rich in food. That's what the female birds are looking for: a guy with the goods. They don't care if he can't carry a tune, as long as he can put worms on the table. Source: EVER WONDER WHY? By Douglas B. Smith Richard the Distant Did you know that Richard the Lionhearted was married? But his Queen, Berengia, lived in Italy and never once traveled to England. So if you meet someone who claims to be one of their descendants, be very suspicious. Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia, was just under 7 feet tall. Nevertheless, he couldn't dribble and had no jump shot to speak of. Source: 2201 FASCINATING FACTS «:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«^i^MISSI ^i^«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§« Richiele Marie [email protected] (Missi) I disbelieved in reincarnation in my last life, too. »§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«