handedness, n.Trivia

All polar bears are left-handed.

dogs and cats exhibit handedness (being right and left pawed) just like humans

Over 2,500 left-handed people are killed a year from using right handed products

Twins have a very high occurrence of left handedness.

Leonardo da Vinci could write with the one hand and draw with the other simultaneously.

James Garfield could write both Greek and Latin at the same time, each hand simultaneously writing.

Forcing left-handed children to write with their right hands can result in dyslexia, stuttering and other learning or speech disorders.

Wedding rings are worn on the right hand in India, Germany and Russia.

Leonardo da Vinci was able to draw with one hand while writing with the other.

Left-handedness is shown in about 11% of the world's population

The Australian red kangaroo and the eastern gray kangaroo are almost always left-handed.

More than 2,500 left-handed people are killed every year from using equipment meant for right-handed people.

Right-handed people chew their food on the left side; and the opposite for left-handed folks.

Typing is done with the left-hand 56% of the time