Strange But True

* Those who study such things say that the three subjects that spark the most arguments in a marriage are money, children and driving. Of course, any couple that has had to figure out a teenager’s auto insurance costs already knows that.

* Dogs can be xenophobic, too -- those are the pups that are afraid of strangers.

* You’ve heard of standing desks, right? These work surfaces -- which are designed to allow people to stand rather than sit while accomplishing their tasks -- have become quite popular in recent years. Standing desks are not a new invention, however; they reportedly were used by such notable historical figures as Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Woolf, Oliver Wendell Holmes and Winston Churchill.

* According to scientists, time can be measured more accurately than length.

* If you’re sick of naysayers, you might want to try becoming a yeasayer for a day. Yep, that’s a word -- it refers to a person with a confident and positive outlook. (Note: It also can mean a yes-man -- someone who agrees uncritically with others -- but let’s be confident and go with the positive definition.)