Here are 25 Kickass and Awesome Facts About Left Handedness.
1-5 Awesome Facts About Left Handedness
Pro baseball lefty slugger Prince Fielder was born a natural right handed hitter, but his father forced him to bat lefty saying he would “thank him for it later” – Source
Jimi Hendrix had to learn how to play a Right Handed guitar because his father believed left-handedness was the sign of the devil. He later played a right handed guitar with his left hand. – Source
There is a term for the opposite of “ambidextrous”. It’s “ambisinister”, and it means you’re equally bad with both hands. Sinister’s etymology is from Latin meaning “left”, hence ambisinister really means all your hands are left-handed – Source
Dr. Donald Unger cracked the knuckles of his left hand (but not his right hand) every day for more than 60 years to prove that it does not give you arthritis. Neither hand got arthritis and he won the bet with his mother that the habit originated from. – Source
Dave Mustaine, Megadeth, singer/guitarist had to teach himself to play guitar with his left hand 2002. He was diagnosed with radial neuropathy of; his right hand after falling asleep with his arm over the back of a chair leaving him unable to make a fist. – Source
6-10 Awesome Facts About Left Handedness
The tradition of the wedding ring being worn on the left hand ring finger was derived from the Romans because there was thought to be a vein in the finger, referred to as the ‘Vena Amoris’ or the ‘Vein of Love’ said to be directly connected to the heart. – Source
Left-handed people are often excluded from studies of how the brain works. This means that the results of those studies may not apply to ~10% of the population. – Source
Of the past 14 U.S. presidents, 6 have been left-handed and one ambidextrous. Out of the total general population, only 10% is left-handed. Records of presidential handedness prior to President Hoover are unreliable because up until that point left-handedness was still considered a disability. – Source
Majority of the member’s from Simpson’s family are left handed. – Source
Left-handed people are more likely to die younger and more likely to be schizophrenic, alcoholic, delinquent, dyslexic, have Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, as well as mental disabilities. – Source
11-15 Awesome Facts About Left Handedness
Stormtroopers are left-handed. – Source
Most left-handed humans prefer to draw circles clockwise and circulate in buildings clockwise, and most right-handed people prefer to draw circles counterclockwise and circulate in buildings anticlockwise. – Source
Left-handedness was seen as a neurotic, a mark of the devil, sign of homosexuality in history; Also, mothers who give birth at 40 are 128% more likely to have a left-handed baby. – Source
More than 2,500 left-handed people are killed every year around the world from using equipment meant for right-handed people. – Source
In some parts of Scotland, it is considered bad luck to meet a left-handed person at the start of their journey. – Source
16-20 Awesome Facts About Left Handedness
Lefties drink more often than righties. – Source
Left handed persons are significantly more likely to suffer from autism and schizophrenia while at the same time being much more likely to have an IQ over 131 and being more proficient at math than their right handed counterparts. – Source
Left-handedness runs in families. Lefties in the British royal family include the Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, and Prince William. – Source
Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Tupac, Dr Dre and Eminem are all left handed – Source
Female cats are right-pawed and males are lefties.
21-25 Awesome Facts About Left Handedness
Left handed gamers may have an advantage over right handed gamers. – Source
Forcing a left handed person to change to their right hand at a young age can have severe repercussions throughout their life. – Source
In Japan, people who hold their liquor well are also known as “left handed” – Source
Premature babies are 5 times more likely to be left handed. – Source
Athletes who clench a ball in their left hand prior to activity are likely to perform better under strenuous situations than those who clench a ball in their right hand. It is though that it triggers the right side of the brain which is responsible for automated behaviors. – Source