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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Between 10-12 percent of the people on earth are left-handed, and yet tests conducted by St. Lawrence University in New York found that there were more left-handed people with IQs over 140 than right-handed people. So let's take a look at a few facts about this under appreciated minority.



Today's Random Fact:

The word left in English comes from the Anglo-Saxon word lyft, which means weak or broken. The Oxford English Dictionary defines left-handed as meaning crippled, defective, awkward, clumsy, inapt, characterized by underhanded dealings, ambiguous, doubtful, questionable, ill-omened, inauspicious, and illegitimate.

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Bonus Fact:

Research indicates that left-handers are more likely to become alcoholics, schizophrenic, delinquent, and dyslexic. They are also more likely to have Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or mental disabilities. Scholars note that despite these maladies, left-handers have survived because they are traditionally successful in combat.