A little trivia to start the week

Here’s a collection of interesting trivia facts to start your week:

• A group of hippopotami is called a “bloat.”

• According to surveys, 57 percent of Americans shower every day.

• Hugh Hefner has a species of rabbit, the Sylvilagus palustris hefneri, named after him.

• The bull’s-eye on a dartboard should be exactly 5 feet, 8 inches off the ground.

• Teenagers are 50 percent more susceptible to colds than people over 50.

• Sir Isaac Newton died a virgin.

• Studies have shown that the larger a man’s testicles, the more likely it is he’ll cheat on his mate.

• The consumption of beer in a lavatory is forbidden in Manitoba, Canada.

• Elevators and escalators kill about 30 people, and injure about 17,000, each year in the United States.

• Mother Teresa’s real name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.

• In ancient Rome it was considered a sin to eat the flesh of a woodpecker.

• Typically, sex between snakes lasts between six and 12 hours.

• “Symphorophilia” is sexual arousal derived from arranging a disaster, crash or explosion.

• The average American worker uses 11 Post-It notes a day.

• There are five cities named Las Vegas in the United States. There are two in Puerto Rico.

• The oldest existing governing body is in Althing, Iceland. It was established in 930 A.D.

• The band Creedence Clearwater Revival was originally named The Blue Velvets.

• Men are twice as likely to contract leprosy as women.