Left - hander's day

 This holiday was started by Left Handers International, and was first observed in 1976.If you are a leftie, a "Southpaw", then National Left Hander's day is just for you. National Left Hander's Day is celebrated every year on the 13th of August. National Left Hander's day is meant to promote awareness of the inconveniences facing left handers in a predominantly right-handed world.

Some left handed facts:
- About 10 percent of the population is left handed.

- Lefties are also called "Southpaws".

- Right handed people use the left side of their brains. Left handed people use the right sides of their brains.

-Despite their minority status, lefties are more likely to excel in music, mathematics and athletics, according to studies. But left-handedness has also been linked to a higher risk of developmental disorders and mental illness.

-Among twins, there is a high tendency for one to be left-handed.

- 4 out of the 5 original designers of the Macintosh computer were left-handed.

- Left-handers usually reach puberty 4 to 5 months later than right-handers.

- George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama are all left handed. Ronald Regan was also left handed.

- Pablo Picasso, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Leonardo Di Vinci and Michelangelo were left handed.

- Left handers tend to adjust quickly to seeing underwater.

- Right handers tend to chew food on the right side, left handers tend to chew on the left side.

- Left handed people who have higher I.Q.s tend to have an I.Q. of over 140.

- In some cultures it is impolite to touch your food with your left hand.