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  2. Bias against left-handed people - Wikipedia

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    Left-handed pen nibs are not generally easy to find, and strokes may have to be done backwards from traditional right-handed calligraphic work rules to avoid nib jamming and splatter. Left-handed people have an advantage in learning 19th-century copperplate hands, which control line-width by pressure on the point. [citation needed]

  3. Handedness - Wikipedia

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    In a 2014 study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Harvard economist Joshua Goodman finds that left-handed people earn 10 to 12 percent less over the course of their lives than right-handed people. Goodman attributes this disparity to higher rates of emotional and behavioral problems in left-handed people. [58]

  4. 6 things you never knew about left-handed people - AOL

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    An older study found that left-handed people were better at "divergent thinking", and a more recent research cites lefties have better working memories and mental flexibility. 5. Don't get too ...

  5. Gene involved in cell shape offers clues on left-handedness

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    They are all left-handed, a trait shared by roughly 10% of people. But why are some people left-handed while most are righties? That is an area of active research, and a new study sheds light on a ...

  6. Handedness and sexual orientation - Wikipedia

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    A subsequent study by Blanchard found that both right-handed homosexual men and left-handed heterosexual men had a statistically significant number of older male siblings, but that there was no significant observable effect either for right-handed heterosexual men or for left-handed homosexual men. [8]

  7. 24 Things You Didn't Know About Left-Handed People - AOL

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    On the Other Hand. Left-handed people, who account for roughly 10% of the world's population, experience distinct challenges, benefits, and quirks of daily life that most right-handed people ...

  8. International Lefthanders Day - Wikipedia

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    The holiday celebrates left-handed people's uniqueness and differences, a subset of humanity comprising seven to ten percent of the world's population. [3] The day also spreads awareness on issues faced by left-handers, e.g. the importance of the special needs for left-handed children, and the likelihood for left-handers to develop schizophrenia.

  9. Famous People You Didn't Realize Were Left-Handed - AOL

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    Left-handed people only make up about 10% of the world's population — so you might be surprised to learn how many of them have been world leaders, artists, well-known athletes, award-winning actors.