Fun Facts – 29 June 2016

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  • Left hand people tend to reach puberty 6 months later
  • Left-handed people use most of the time their right side of the brain.
  • 5-10% of the word population are lefties.
  • The word “left” comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “lyft” which means broken or weak.
  • The longest words can be typed using only the left hand
  • Left handedness runs in the families. Lefties in the British Royal Family include the Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and Prince William.
  • Left handed people often suffer from insomnia
  • Left handed people have a day to celebrate being left handed. It is August 13th.
  • Women who are pregnant in their 40s are more likely to have a left handed baby.
  • Left handed people are more prone to allergies and asthma