National Left Hander's Day
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National Left Hander's Day
If you are a leftie, a "Southpaw", then National Left Hander's day is just for you. National Left Hander's Day is celebrated every year on August 13. This holiday was started by Left Handers International, and was first observed in 1976. National Left Hander's day is meant to promote awareness of the inconveniences facing left handers in a predominantly right-handed world.
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National Left Hander's Day: August 13, 2011
15 Left Handed Facts
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1. Left Hander's Day was started in August 13 1976 by Left Handers International.2. About 7 percent of the population is left handed.
3. Lefties are also called "Southpaws".
4. In twins, there is a high tendency for one to be left-handed.
5. 1 in 4 Apollo astronauts were left-handed.
6. 4 of the 5 original designers of the Macintosh computer were left-handed.
7. Left-handers usually reach puberty 4 to 5 months after right-handers.
8. George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama are all left handed. Ronald Regan was left handed too.
9. Pablo Picasso, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Leonardo Di Vinci, and Michelangelo were also left handed.
10. Right handed people use the left side of their brains. Left handed people use the right sides of their brains.
11. Left handers tend to adjust quickly to seeing underwater.
12. Right handers tend to chew food on the right side, left handers tend to chew on the left side.
13. Albert Einstein was left handed.
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14. Left handed people who have higher I.Q.s tend to have an I.Q. of over 140.
15. In some cultures it is impolite to touch your food with your left hand.
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Parents of left handed children should....
1. Purchase "left handed" products for your child.
2. Right-handed adults should sit across from the left-handed child, instead of next to, in order to provide a mirror image to model.
3. Arrange seating so light comes from the right.
4. When eating out, remember that their left arm will need extra room.
5. Never force your child to be right-handed if your child prefers to be left-handed.

1. Purchase "left handed" products for your child.
2. Right-handed adults should sit across from the left-handed child, instead of next to, in order to provide a mirror image to model.
3. Arrange seating so light comes from the right.
4. When eating out, remember that their left arm will need extra room.
5. Never force your child to be right-handed if your child prefers to be left-handed.

“Everyone is born right-handed. Only the greatest overcome it”
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katlovestrouble
Feb 11, 2012 @ 3:05 pm | delete
- Very interesting article. Thank you for all the great reading.
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katlovestrouble
Feb 11, 2012 @ 3:05 pm | delete
- Very interesting article. Thank you for all the great reading.
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favored1
Feb 2, 2012 @ 1:16 pm | delete
- So nice of you to create a lens about me :) Love being a lefty.
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gogolf162
Sep 22, 2011 @ 12:01 am | delete
- I had no idea that Bill Gates was lefty. Phil Mickelson is my favorite lefty.
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elyria
Sep 21, 2011 @ 12:52 am | delete
- Wow, so interesting! I didn't know many of the left handed facts. When I was growing up in Russia everyone was forced to be right handed at school, I don't think I have ever seen a left handed person until I arrived to US.
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