Hey you, lefty! Today is International Left-Handers Day so here’s a look at a handful of reasons why you’re better than righties…
Lefties have their own club: no righties allowed.
That’s right, or left as the case may be. The Left-Handers Club was formed back in 1990 with the aim of keeping members in touch with left-handed developments and to make their members’ views known to manufacturers; a voice for the lefties, if you will…
“No righties allowed? But what about Righty McRighterson?
The sign says no Right-ies… we’re allowed to have one.”
Lefties make for better fighters
Various studies have suggested that left-handed professional fighters, or people who fight in a southpaw stance, are more likely to do better in a fight against a righty, because no one expects a flying punch to come out of left field. This might help to explain why Conor ‘The Notorious’, who fights southpaw, is such a machine in the ring.
Lefties are FIVE times better at sex
According to a recent global sex survey, it seems that the lefties among us are having a much better time between the sheets than their right-handed counterparts, and by a long way too.
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According to the results, 86% of lefties have stated that they are “extremely satisfied” with their sex lives, while just 15% of those who are right-handed said the same.
Lefties make good leaders
Five of the last seven American presidents have been lefties, including Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and, while that may just be a coincidence, there is some possible truth to the theory that lefties make for more likeable leaders.
According to ABC News, “[I]n televised debates, when a person raises his or her right hand, it will appear on the viewer’s left, just as if the person was sitting in a chair in front of them. For this reason, viewers subconsciously interpret left-hand movements as good and right-hand movements as bad.”
Lefties are smarter than righties
A study at the University of Athens proved that left-handed people performed better in cognitive tests, displaying “faster and more accurate spatial skills, along with strong executive control and mental flexibility [and] demonstrating enhanced working memory”.
So there you have it Lefties. Five reasons as to why you should rejoice and celebrate International Left-Handers Day… To find out more about International Left-Handers Day head over to the official website here.
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