Before I begin to share some really interesting facts about left-handers, I would .like to tell you all that I am a LEFT HANDER too! Yes!
So, while writing this post I was equally excited to create this list as much as you are, to read it. And I know, most of you must be left-handers! Also, it might interest you to know that some of the great personalities from history were also Left Handed.
List of famous left-handed personalities include, Albert Einstein, Alexander the Great, Osama bin Laden, Jack The Ripper, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee & Amitabh Bachchan (and of course, Anamika Mishra).
(Notice the pen in my hand :D)
Read these facts about left-handed people will surely surprise you!
1) 13th August is celebrated is World Left-Handers Day
2) Left-handers are creative and innovative.
3) Some scientists says that left-handers may die 9 years earlier than an average right-hander.
4) Also, Left-handers are more likely to become alcoholics, dyslexic and schizophrenic.
5) Many years ago, being a left-hander was seen as a nasty habit and a sign of criminality, neurosis and rebellion. People were also imprisoned for being a left-handers.
6) The word ‘Left’ has been derived from an Anglo Saxon word ‘Lyft’ which means broken or weak.
7) There are still some cultures in he World which outcast left-handers.
8) In many parts of the World, children are punished in school because they use their left hands to write.
9) Osama Bin Laden was a left-hander.
10) Over 50% of mice, cats and rats are left-pawed.
11) Left-handedness is due to a gene called as LRRTM1.
12) It has been proved that left-handers are better in dealing with multiple stimuli and are good at multi-tasking because the connections between their left and right side of brain is faster, as compared to the right-handed people.
13) There are only 10% left-handers of an entire Globe’s population.
14) Left-handers possess good memory.
15) Left-handers are quick learners!
I gathered these facts while research for some traits for my next book’s lead character. By the way, have you read my latest bestselling novel For the sake of love? It’s a suspense romance novel, a story that has touched over millions of hearts!
When I came to know that still there are some parts of the world, where being a left-handed is considered as a bad habit or a sign of criminality, I was really shocked. I am glad that there is nothing like that in India. Though, people are always feel surprised when they come to know that a certain person is a left-handed. It happens with me a lot of time. Not just in schools and colleges, but even during my book-signing events I have faced the same. People start discussing about me being a left-handed and how I perfectly justify the phrase ‘All left-handed people are creative’. Not sure if this phrase is true or not, but I have heard this zillion times for my own self.
But I always enjoy the reactions of people when they come to know that I am left-handed person. It actually makes me feel as if I am special. What are views on this? Are you a left-handed person? Comment below!
Also read: 15 Incredibly Amazing Facts About Sanskrit That You Might Not Know
