Most left-handers draw figures facing to the right

There is a high tendency in twins for one to be left-handed

Stuttering and dyslexia occur more often in left-handers (particularly if they are forced to change their writing hand as a child, like King of England George VI).

We all, of course, know in which hand we hold a pen, but how far does this bias extend throughout your body? Are you left-eared? Left eyed? Here is a simple test you can apply to yourself.

1. Imagine the centre of your back is itching. Which hand do you scratch it with?

2. Interlock your fingers. Which thumb is uppermost?

3. Imagine you are applauding. Start clapping your hands. Which hand is uppermost?

4. Wink at an imaginary friend straight in front of you. Which eye does the winking?

5. Put your hands behind your back, one holding the other. Which hand is doing the holding?

6. Someone in front of you is shouting but you cannot hear the words. Cup your ear to hear better. Which ear do you cup?

7. Count to three on your fingers, using the forefinger of the other hand. Which forefinger do you use?

8. Tilt your head over on to one shoulder. Which shoulder does it touch?

9. Fixate a small distant object with your eyes and point directly at it with your forefinger. Now close one eye. Now change eyes. Which eye was open when the fingertip remained in line with the small object? (When the other eye, the non-dominant one, is open and the dominant eye is closed, the finger will appear to move to one side of the object.)

10. Fold your arms. Which forearm is uppermost?

If you have always considered yourself to be right or left-handed you will probably now have discovered that your body is less than total in its devotion to its favoured side. If you are right-handed the chances are that you were not able to be 'right' 10 times.

Right Hemisphere (Left-Handed) Style

Responds to demonstrated instructions
Problem solves with hunches, looking for patterns and configurations
Looks at similarities
Is fluid and spontaneous
Prefers elusive, uncertain information
Prefers drawing and manipulating objects
Prefers open ended questions
Free with feelings
Prefers collegial authority structures

Left Hemisphere (Right Handed) Style

Responds to verbal instructions
Problem solves by logically and sequentially looking at the parts of things
Looks at differences
Is planned and structured
Prefers established, certain information
Prefers talking and writing
Prefers multiple choice tests
Controls feelings
Prefers ranked authority structures

Hmmm ... Interesting! A collection of talented left-handed designers have banded together to display their work.

The Left Hand Side

50 Cent
Adolf Hitler
Alexander the Great
Angelina Jolie
Aretha Franklin
Art Garfunkel
Barack Obama
Ben Stiller
Bill Clinton
Bill Gates
Bob Dylan
Charlemagne
Charles Dickens
Charles, Prince of Wales
Chris Tucker
David Bowie
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom
Eminem
Fidel Castro
Friedrich Nietzsche
George H.W. Bush
Ross Perot
H.G. Wells
Harry S. Truman
Henry Ford
Hilary Swank
Jake Gyllenhaal
James Brown
Jamie Gold
Jay Leno
Jimi Hendrix
Joan of Arc
John McCain
Johnny Rotten
Judy Garland
Julius Caesar
Keanu Reeves
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Vonnegut
Lawrence Lessig
Leo Tolstoy
Leonardo da Vinci
Lewis Carroll
M. C. Escher
Margaret Thatcher
Matt Groening
Michelangelo
Napoleon Bonaparte
Nicole Kidman
Osama bin Laden
Paul Simon
Peter O'Toole
Phil Collins
Prince William of Wales
Raphael
Richard Dreyfuss
Robert DeNiro
Robert Redford
Ronald Reagan
Sacha Baron Cohen
Scarlett Johansson
Steve McQueen
Will Ferrell
Woody Allen

There exists in the world a very special group of individuals who is left
handed. This group has had to spend its life conforming to a world that
was not designed for its benefit. In addition, this group has had to put
up with insults and derogatory comments aimed in its direction. The intent
of this document is to provide a source of information for the left-
handed population and to serve as a consciousness raising tool about
issues of special concern for lefties for the population in general. It
is sincerely hoped that it serves its goal.

The Left Handers Club was founded in 1990 by Lauren Milsom and 2 years later she/they promoted the first Left Handers Day on August 13

In addition they claim to have

It is amazing what people will do if they have a little spare time. Take me for example I like to make waffles and eat them wearing lederhosen ... uhhh .. nevermind).

Justin and Drew are cartoonists that thought it would be fun to draw some cartoons with their left-hands.

My personal favorite