1. Around 13 per cent of the world’s people are left-handed.
2. A slightly higher proportion of men than women are left-handed.
3. Of the last five US presidents, George W Bush was the only right-hander: Ronald Reagan was ambidextrous, Bush senior, Clinton and Obama were left-handed.
2. A slightly higher proportion of men than women are left-handed.
3. Of the last five US presidents, George W Bush was the only right-hander: Ronald Reagan was ambidextrous, Bush senior, Clinton and Obama were left-handed.
4. The European Patent Office lists 405 inventions with “left-handed” in the patent title.
5. Studies have shown that left-handers score very slightly better than right-handers in IQ tests.
6. Ambidextrous literally means ‘both right’ or ‘having two right hands’ but there is also a rare word ‘ambilevous’, or ‘having two left hands’.
7. A study in 1994 found no difference between the life expectancy of left or right-handed cricketers.
8. From the 17th to 19th century, when a man married a woman of lower social standing, it was referred to as a “left-hand marriage”.
9. Old terms for left-handed include cack-handed, katy-handed, molly-dook and southpaw.
10. In 2007, a gene connected with left-handedness was first identified.
5. Studies have shown that left-handers score very slightly better than right-handers in IQ tests.
6. Ambidextrous literally means ‘both right’ or ‘having two right hands’ but there is also a rare word ‘ambilevous’, or ‘having two left hands’.
7. A study in 1994 found no difference between the life expectancy of left or right-handed cricketers.
8. From the 17th to 19th century, when a man married a woman of lower social standing, it was referred to as a “left-hand marriage”.
9. Old terms for left-handed include cack-handed, katy-handed, molly-dook and southpaw.
10. In 2007, a gene connected with left-handedness was first identified.
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