Living upside down: things you did not know about lefties

29/11/2016

Posted by: Chema Álvarez

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Living upside down: things you did not know about lefties

We all have some left-handed friend, and many of us do not even realize it until we share the same side of the table and bump our elbows. And it is not something as common as you might think, because lefties occupy a very low percentage of the world population. These are, in fact, truly special cases.

It happens that in times past the reputation of the lefties was not very good. The lefty was considered a psychological deviation and was intended to force the person to use his right hand for everything. They even considered them as diabolical or evil, for that of using the sinister hand instead of the right hand.

Luckily this has changed today and left-handers can develop their skills without any hindrance. But there is much more to lefty than meets the eye: you will find some fascinating facts about this curious human condition.

Ten Fascinating Facts About Left-Handers

1.- It is estimated that between 10-13% of the world population is left-handed. This percentage is more or less constant in all countries except Japan where only 2% of the population claims to be left-handed.

2. Being left-handed was very dangerous during the Middle Ages. The "Holy" Inquisition burned thousands of lefties because at that time they were considered "servants of Satan." His inability to properly use his right hand seemed to prove his tendency to evil, or so the inquisitors thought.

3. There are more lefties than left-handed. The world left-handed population, strangely, favors men by an important percentage.

4. Lefties are three times more likely to become alcoholics than right-handers. Or that seems to point to North American statistics. There are no real and conscientious studies to prove it.

5 .- Dyslexia and stuttering are more frequent in the left-handed, according to certain statistical scientific studies, but especially in those who were forced to use the right hand. So it may be due to the latter rather than to a congenital element.

6. Left-handed women are more prone to depression. The reason? We do not know.

7.- The International Day of the Zurdera is an international day promoted by the International Lefthanders International, which takes place on 13 August each year since 1976, and aims to raise awareness and help reduce the difficulties that Find left-handed people in a predominantly right-handed society, such as having to use tools devised for right-handers and various situations of discrimination and even harassment. It is much more complex than you think.

8. Most serial killers were left-handed. Let's hope it's just a fluke.

9.- In a study where 100 people were seen to watch a horror film, half left-handed and half right-handed, the results showed that 40% of left-handed people were very scared, compared to 20% of right-handers. In short, the left-handers are more fearful.

10.- Studies reveal that for lefties it is 100 times easier to learn to use the right hand to be able to write well, than for the right-handed learn to use the left hand; This is countered by the fact that it is easier for the right-handers to learn to use the left foot than for the lefties to learn to use their right foot (for example, to play football and hit the ball with both legs).

Some famous lefties

They are said to have been lefties: Aristotle, Newton, Darwin and Marie Curie; Bill Gates and four of the five founders of Mac; Caesar, Ramses II, Louis XIV, Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, Joan of Arc, Ghandi, Benjamin Franklin, Churchill, Hitler, Simon Bolivar and Napoleon; Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Picasso; Marilyn Monroe, Chaplin, Angelina Jolie and Robert de Niro.

Musicians, from all eras, are not far behind: Mozart, Beethoven, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie and half of the Beatles used the left; Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga; Mark Twain and Lewis Carroll; Pelé, Maradona, Messi, Casillas and Nadal; Castro, Chávez, Putin, Bin Laden, Obama and Netanyahu.

Perhaps you also belong to this curious family? Share this note with your left-handed friends and let them know they are special!