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20 Fascinating Facts About Left-Handed People

Lindsey Murray

August 9, 2018 at 1:06 AM

<p>Attention all left-handers! You don't need us to tell you, but we're pretty unique. We make up only about 15% of the population, share a dominant hand with four out of the last six <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/g5126/president-facts/" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:presidents;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">presidents</a>, and have a town named after us (well, kind of). Thanks to International Left-Hander’s Day (coming up on August 13), it's our time to shine. Boast to your right-handed counterpart with these impressive stats. </p>

We make up 15% of the population.

There's a place called Left Hand.

Left-handers have their own holiday.

4 of our last 6 presidents were left handed.

Famous lefties include Oprah and Justin Bieber

A ton of royals are left-handed, too.

Your dog could be left handed.

Nearly a quarter of the Apollo Astronauts were left-handed.

We're known to be more creative.

It’s more than just genetics.

Mother’s over 40 may be more likely to have left-handed babies.

There's a reason we traditionally wear wedding rings on the left hand.

Your southpaw could earn you a scholarship.

We have our own scissors, baseball gloves, and bowling balls.

Twins are more likely to be left-handed.

It use to be considered a "nasty habit."

We aren't actually that clumsy.

We tend to drink more than righties.

Science says we’re better athletes.

Many lefties learn to be ambidextrous.

Attention all left-handers! You don't need us to tell you, but we're pretty unique. We make up only about 15% of the population, share a dominant hand with four out of the last six presidents, and have a town named after us (well, kind of). Thanks to International Left-Hander’s Day (coming up on August 13), it's our time to shine. Boast to your right-handed counterpart with these impressive stats.

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Oprah and the Queen are both southpaws. Enough said.

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