Another right-brained left-handed woman here
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I like that the blue man is waving with his LEFT hand.
and a bit of LEFT over trivia
Of the five people that designed the Macintosh computer, four were left-handed.
It is easier for a lefty to try "mirror writing" then a righty. This was a skill mastered by left-handers Lewis Carroll and Leonarde da Vinci.
There are other ways to test for handedness than by which hand you write with. Without thinking about it, draw a circle with your right hand. Then draw one with your left hand. If you drew the circle clockwise, chances are you're left handed.
In handwriting analysis, there is little difference between left and right-handed writing. The only consistent difference is how the t's are crossed. Half of lefties cross right to left, while most righties cross left to right.
According to SAT results,
left-handed students have higher math scores than right-handed students do.
When hanging the United States' flag, it must fly to the left of any other flag when you look at it head on.
On a carousel, the brass ring is always on the rider's right side.
Most champion fencers are left-handed.
The hammered dulcimer calls for the left hand to play a lead role in carrying the melody.
Twenty percent of all Mensa members are left-handed.
England's Queen Victoria was left-handed. She also had the longest reign in British history, 63 years.
In 1811, the first recorded set of Siamese twins was born. They were called Chang and Eng, "Right and Left."
A lefty is less likely to be able to roll their tongue than a right-handed person. (I can do this!)
When typing, the left hand does most of the work, as the most popular letters (a,e,r,s,t) are on the left side of the keyboard.
When looking at Michelangelo's David, look at the hand David held his sling in. It seems David was a lefty.
Miss Manners declares that while food is properly served to the left of a guest, it is ok for a left-handed person to request to be served from the right.
The official Boy Scout handshake actually uses the left hand, not the right. The founder of the Scouts was ambidextrous, but he chose the left hand because it is closer to the heart.
On a left-handed person, the nails tend to grow faster on the left hand than on the right hand.
On a standard "qwerty" keyboard, there are 1,447 English words that are typed solely with the left hand. There are only 187 words typed with the right hand alone.
We know we are wonderful, no need to applause
