Left-Handed Facts: Discover the Mystery of Being Left-Handed

Do you know or have a lefty in your family and wonder why they are left-handed? Looking to find out some fun left-handed facts? I remember when my son was young and I watched him learn how to use a fork. I noticed he held it in his left hand. I mentioned it to my doctor just wondering when you knew for sure if your child was right or left-handed. She told me that at his age you just can’t tell. Over time it became evident that he was predominantly left-handed.

A Little Ambidextrous

Sunday as we were waiting in the urgent care room (with an injury to his right thumb) I mentioned to my son that it was a good thing he was left-handed. He said to me he doesn’t understand how I can write with my right hand. I said I couldn’t understand how he could write with his left. He does most things with his left hand and even kicks with his left foot. However there are some things he does with his right hand like use a computer mouse, he bats right-handed, but pitches left-handed.

I thought it would be fun to put together some fun left-handed facts in honor of my son. I can not vouch for the validity of these left-handed facts, but I found them fun and entertaining.

FUN Left-Handed Facts

There is a high tendency in twins for one to be left-handed.
Left-handers excel particularly in tennis, baseball, swimming, and fencing.
4 of the 5 original designers of the Macintosh computer were left-handed.
Between 10-12% of people on earth are “lefties.”
Many people who are left-handed draw figures that face to the right.
One in four Apollo astronauts were left-handers.
About 30 million people in the United States are left-handed.
Left-handers adjust more readily to seeing underwater.
Lefties seem to be overrepresented among geniuses. There were more left-handed people with IQs over 140 than right-handed people (according to a recent study).
Studies have shown that if a left-hander injures his dominant hand, he has an easier time learning to use the other hand than his right-handed counterparts
Left-handers are generally more intelligent, better looking, imaginative, and multi-talented than right-handers – Well, at least according to a survey given to lefties!

Signs Your Baby May Be Left Handed

One potential sign of having a left-handed baby is the age of the mother. When expectant mothers are over 40 the babies are over 125% more likely to be left-handed.
Leg preference: See if they feel more secure standing on their left leg.
Reaching and grasping for items with their left hand more often than their right.
Preferring to suck on their left thumb (if a thumb sucker)