International Left-Handers Day

Posted: August 13, 2020 at 9:30 am

Here are some fun facts about lefties:

• 15% of the population is left-handed.
• Some famous lefties: Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart, Presidents Obama, Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Reagan; The Queen of England, Prince Charles and Prince William; Oprah, Ruth Bade Ginsburg, Babe Ruth, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Armstrong, Paul McCartney, Bill Gates, Angelina Jolie, Keanu Reeves, Lady Gaga, Tina Fey, Justin Bieber.
•  50% of dogs are left pawed: Research has found that half of dogs favor their left paw over their right.
• Lefties are thought to be more creative: While there’s no scientific proof, many left-handed people follow careers in the arts.
• It’s not genetic … at least not entirely: Scientists think that your dominant hand is completely random because studies have shown that many twins have opposite- handedness.
• Mothers over 40 are more likely to have left-handed babies: A study found that babies of moms over 40 are twice as likely to be lefties.
• Lefties like to drink more than righties: Cheers to the left-handed, because according to an international survey, they drink more than their right-handed peers.
• Left-handed people make better athletes: It has everything to do with right-handed people being unable to effectively react and anticipate your movements.
• Most left-handed people learn to be ambidextrous: Not because they want to, but because they have to. It’s a right-handed world.