10%
of the world's population is left-handed.
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Famous left-handed people include Napoleon, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Einstein, Newton, Bill Gates, Oprah, Obama and Jimi Hendrix.
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40%
of schizophrenics are left-handed, despite being only 10% of the world's population.
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Right-handed people tend to chew food on the right side while left-handed tend to chew on the left side.
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More than 2,500 left-handed people are killed every year by using equipment meant for right-handed people.
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There are more left-handed people with IQs over 140 than right-handed people, a study found.
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Premature babies are more likely to be left-handed, many studies suggest.
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Left-handed soldiers prepare and throw grenades upside down because of how the safety pin is placed.
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Inherited genes account for just 25% of the chance of being left-handed, a study found.
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Left-handed people are affected by post-traumatic stress far more than those who are right-handed, a research revealed.
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Left-handed people earn up to 12% less than right-handed people, a study found.
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Left-handed people process things faster than righties while playing computer games or sports.
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Left-handed people process multiple stimuli faster than righties.
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Left-handed people have an increased cognitive flexibility, switching quickly between thinking about two concepts.
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About 17% of twins are left-handed. This compares to about 10% in the non-twin population.
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Kangaroos are almost always left-handed.
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A study found that right-handed individuals have better oral hygiene and the lower incidence of caries because of their better manual dexterity and brush efficiency.
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Scientists usually omit left-handed people from tests because their brain works differently.
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