Facts About Left Handed People In Honor Of Today Being International Left-Handers Day ... from ScientificAmercian
- Approximately 10% of the world's population is left-handed.
- Left-handed people often use the right hemisphere of their brain more, which is linked to creativity and spatial awareness.
- Studies suggest that left-handed individuals may excel at multi-tasking due to their brain's structure.
- Left-handers are more likely to pursue creative careers, such as art and music, due to their unique brain functions.
- In sports like tennis, boxing, and baseball, left-handed athletes can have an edge due to their opponents' unfamiliarity with facing lefties.
- The tendency to be left-handed can be inherited, with a higher probability if both parents are left-handed.
- A notable number of U.S. Presidents, including Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, are left-handed.
- Some research suggests that left-handed people may recover from injuries faster, especially those affecting their dominant hand.
- Left-handed people often face challenges in learning to write in a right-handed world, such as smudging ink or pencil marks.