- According to Scientific American, 15% of people are left-handed. Males are twice as likely to be left-handed than females.
- Left-handers are more likely to be geniuses – 20% of all MENSA members report being left-handed.
- YAY! A study found left-handed men are, on average, 15% richer than right-handed men for those who attended college, and 26% richer if they graduated.
- BOO! Left-handed people are three times more likely than right-handed people to become alcoholics.
- If both parents are left-handed, 50% of their offspring will be left-handed. Two righties have a 2% chance of having a lefty.
- Psychologists from Queen’s University Belfast found that female cats are more likely to be right-pawed, while male cats tend to be left-pawed.
- Lefties are more likely than righties to really, really hate spiral notebooks.
- Research conducted by Dr. Nick Cherbuin shows that lefties are better at handling large amounts of stimuli, making them naturally better at playing video games.
- Statistically, the older a mother is, the more likely she is to give birth to left-handed children.
- Left-handers are believed to reach puberty 4 to 5 months after right-handers.
- Living in a righty’s world: only 50% of lefties report using a computer mouse with their left hands. Similarly, 68% use their right hand for scissors and 74% hold a dinner knife in their right hands.
- Defying the odds: 4 of the 5 original designers of the mac computer were left-handed. Of the last 5 presidents 3 are left handed (Obama, Clinton, Bush Sr.)
- According to one study, lefties have an average lifespan that is nine years fewer than that of righties.
