4 , Advantages to Being , a Lefthander.<br />With approximately 90% of the world’s<br />population being right-handed, being<br />a leftie is considered very rare.<br />In honor of International Lefthanders Day<br />on August 13, here are four advantages<br />left-handed people have.<br />1. According to a 2014 study, left-handed<br />people were found to be better drivers<br />than those who are right-handed.<br />This is believed to be because cars are designed <br />for right-handed drivers, meaning left-handed <br />drivers must pay more attention to detail.<br />2. While this isn’t a proven fact, left-handed people<br />may have a better chance of becoming president.<br />Out of the past 15 presidents, seven have<br />been non-righties, meaning their may<br />be some advantage to being a leftie.<br />.<br />3. In time-sensitive sports, it is harder<br />for right-handed people to adjust when<br />competing against left-handed people.<br />This means that lefthanders have an<br />advantage when it comes to certain sports.<br />.<br />4. Researchers believe that left-handed people<br />are wired in a way that makes them able to recover<br />from a stroke better than right-handed people.<br />In left-handers, the part of the brain in charge<br />of staying alert can be spread out on both sides,<br />while in right-handers, it’s only on the right side.
