Happy #lefthandersday! To celebrate the day of all things lefty here are 10 facts about lefthanders that might surprise you! Find out more at Lefthandersday.com.
10 Facts About Left Handers
10. Left handers are more prone to allergies and migraines.
9. They are also 3 times more likely to become alcoholics!
8. BUT, they also recover from strokes faster!
7. Between 10-12% of the world are left handed but 4 out of the last 7 recent American presidents were left handed! (Reagan, Bush, Clinton & Obama).
6. The Latin translation for left is 'sinister'.
5. Left-handedness runs in families.
4. Lefties are more creative, but left-handers’ salaries are 10 percent lower on average than right-handers.
3. Animals can be left handed (or pawed) too! But the split is 50/50.
2. Mothers over 40 are twice as likely to have a left handed baby.
1. Left handed people get scared easier than right handed.
Famous Left Handers
The Queen, Prince William, Annie Lennox, Sir Paul McCartney, Jonathan Ross, David Bowie and Winston Churchill.