7 Facts You Didn't Know About Lefties

The left-handers judged by other people throughout the history in all over the world. There was a time when the society or even family members forced them to write with the other hand. Nowadays things are not so complicated and we can even find scissors for lefties or other artifacts, here 7 facts you did not know about lefties.

1. They win more fights
Studies have shown that those who are left-handed gain more fights due to the surprise factor, no one is expected to hit from the left.

2. They have a better brain
Some research says that left-handed people is able to access both sides of the brain more easily, which is not the case with right-handed people. Therefore, they have more creativity, and in addition there are more people with IQ above 140 are left handers. This is amazing because only 10% of the world are left-handed.

Left handed US Presidents

3. When a baby is in the womb of his mother it is already possible to see if he is left-handed or right-handed. If he is left-handed, his head will be leaning to the left, contrary to if he is right-handed. Although it may be only a coincidence, the reality is that it is repeated in almost all cases.


4. It is observed that when the pregnant woman is 40 years or older, the baby has a 100% more chance of being left handed.

5. It was bad to be left-handed in old times.
Hundreds of years ago, being left-handed was seen as a bad thing, it related to left-handed people with evil, neurosis and criminal activities.

6. One study has found that left-handed tend to drink more alcohol than right-handers, which does not necessarily mean they get drunk more.


7. August 13 is the Day of the left-handers, date that was established in 1990 to remind that there are people who do not use the right hand.