Left Hand People secrets

Many famous left handed people have graced this earth. So many so there is an annual Left Handers Day, August 13th. Put this date on your calendar and we will celebrate together on this special day. Southpaws who have made an impact on the world have been brains, celebrities, artists, presidents, professional athletes, etc. In fact there are so many I have devoted several pages to each, provided at the end of this section. Michelangelo, Einstein and Ben Franklin are historical left handers. Bill Gates, Bill Clinton and even Oprah are current famous lefties. Believe me, there are many more left handers out there and many more to come. Its comforting to know you are in a very special class of people.

They are usually very creative and artistic. They are also prone to being ambidextrous, which is very helpful. Unfortunately, there are typically more left than right handed serial killers. Also, the left side was frowned upon in history. It meant clumsy or awkward, like the term two left feet. The French word "gauche" means left, pertaining to the word gaucherie which means awkward. The lefties used to be scolded but are now accepted as unique and there are many facilitating contrivances these days like left handed scissors and steno notepads.

Left handed people are a minority, making up between 5 and 15 percent of the world's population depending on who you talk to. Left handed people are more prone to addictions, especially alcoholism. This is believed to be because the right side of the brain has a lower tolerance to alcohol.  Left handed people predominantly use the right side of their brain which is considered the creative side of the brain. Left handed people tend to be more likely to be on the extreme ends of the intelligence scale (either really really intelligent or really mentally retarded) then right handed people with a majority having high I.Q.s. Left handed people who do have higher I.Q.s tend to have I.Q.s over 140. Many of the geniuses throughout history have been suspected of being left handed. 2500 left handed people a year are killed by using a tool meant for a right handed person. 1 in 4 Apollo astronauts were left-handed - 250% more than the normal.

Brain of a Left Handed Person
It has been said that left handed people are the only ones in their right mind. If you are left handed your right brain is the side that is most active. Thinking outside the box is easy to do.

Myths About Left-Handed People:

The term 'sinistrality' used to refer to left-handed people indicates demonic traits. This is the most ridiculous circulating the planet. In fact, the word 'sinistrality' is derived from the Latin word 'sinestra' which means 'left-handedness'. In the ancient Mesopotamian language, the term 'sinestra' was used to denote 'power'.

Use of the left hand for eating is immoral and unholy. This myth was probably first spun by vague fanaticism. It is totally untrue. We make our social norms and abide by them. However, shunning a left-handed person who eats with his or her left hand does not even offer modern education credibility. Left-handed people show a more co-ordinated hand-to-mouth movement and that does not in any way make them, of all things, 'unholy'!

It is difficult for left-handed children to learn writing of the alphabet, without personal tutoring. Not true at all. Observe the left-handed toddler. Everyone else is more bothered about his left-handedness than he is himself. The left-handed child adapts to writing, drawing and all other activities that require him to hold a writing tool as early as the right-handed. In fact, many left-handed people display a neater handwriting than their right-handed colleagues.

Lefties have a lesser chance of surviving a hand-to-hand combat. This is anything but true. History bears witness to the advantage left-handedness had during hand-to-hand combats and even within the boxing ring. In fact, a common observation is that the left-handed combatant is able to strike a strong surprise attack on the open, unprotected right side.


Facts About Left-Handed People:
Left-handed people are many a times at a disadvantage using tools designed for the right-handed. Well this is true, but today, there is a whole range of tools and equipment being designed for left-handed people. Many right-handed tools too are available, such that they can be molded to suit the needs of the left-handed craftsman. Even the computer mouse has been challenged in use and the touch pad provides the left-handed professional equal opportunity.

Left-handed people are high achievers. Yes. Research reveals that left-handed people are in fact high achievers. This is because their brains are structured to widen their abilities, an attribute that is genetic and on account of the enhanced governing of 'language centers' within the brain. A number of mathematical, artistic and sporting geniuses were and are left-handed.

Left-handedness is usually forced to right-handedness due to cultural impact. Sadly, this is the case across the globe. Many children are forced into right-handedness during the formative years. Cultural pressure is fast changing though due the impact of mass literacy on society.

Left-handed people have a shorter lifespan than right-handed counterparts. Statistics reveal that left-handed people are more likely to succumb to accident fatalities and other injuries that arise out of a state of 'affliction'. This is mainly due to majority people in the world being right-handed and hence the overall design of utilities being designed to accommodate the majority. Left-Hander Syndrome is a condition that is seen in left-handed people who are forced to write with their right hand; thus causing a mental state of confusion.

Research reveals that people who are left-handed do not use the sequential processing style like their right-handed colleagues, to disseminate information. Instead they are good at applying themselves to multiple tasks with the help of the synthesis method of breaking down information and finding a solution.


left handed nicknames:
1.    Southpaw
2.    Lefty
3.    Ballock-handed
4.    Corrie-pawed
5.    Cuddy-wifter
6.    Hooker
7.    Buck-fisted
8.    Cack-handed
9.    Caggy
10.  Clicky
11.  Cow-pawed
12.  Dolly-pawed
13.  Gar-pawed
14.  Gibble-fisted
15.  Golly-handed
16.  Kay-neived
17.  Keck-fisted
18.  Keggy-handed
19.  Kerry Kittaghy
20.  Left-kelly
21.  Left-plug
22.  Scoochy
23.  Scrammy-handed
24.  Skiffle-handed
25.  Spuddy-handed
26.  Squiffy
27.  Bambino

Scientific Left Handed Facts

1. Make up between 5% and 10% of the population (depending on who you ask)
2. More likely to have allergies
3. More prone to migraines
4. More likely to be insomniacs
5. Use the right side of the brain the most
6. Three times more likely to become alcoholics – the right side of the brain has a lower tolerance to alcohol!
7. More likely to be on extreme poles of the intelligence scale
8. More likely to suffer stuttering and dyslexia
9. Twice as likely to be a man
10. Better at 3D perception and thinking
11. Better at multi-tasking
12. Live on average 9 years less than right handed people

Interesting Left Handed Trivia

1. Make especially good baseball players, tennis players, swimmers, boxers and fencers (almost 40% of the top tennis players are lefties)
2. Celebrate left handed day once a year – August 13th
3. Draw figures facing to the right
4. Recover from strokes faster
5. More likely to pursue creative careers
6. Of the seven most recent U.S Presidents, 4 have been left handed
7. Left handed college graduates go on to become 26% richer than right handed graduates
8. On a QWERTY keyboard there are 1447 English words typed solely with the left hand, whilst only 187 are typed with the right hand.

Bizarre Lefty Titbits

1. Less able to roll their tongue than a righty
2. Nails grow faster on the left hand than the right (fingerpicking advantage anyone?)