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NEWS ABOUT: left handed

left handed stories: 5 news summaries

 Lefties Finally Get Their Undies 

Thanks to one genius store in Britain, left-handed men will no longer suffer at the urinal

Sep 23, 09 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Male lefties of the world have long suffered inconvenience and embarrassment at the urinal, thanks to their underwear. One British store is making up for the indignity with a new line of undies featuring a horizontal, rather than vertical, opening—giving Britain’s lefties an alternative to boxer shorts, Reuters... More »

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lefties • left handed • Britain • underwear • underpants • left-handedness • men's underwear • Jay-ZTV

Obama Stokes Lefty Pride In More Ways Than You Think

Democrat is sixth southpaw among postwar presidents

Jan 22, 09 2:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s inauguration continues the lefty domination of the White House—after all, five other postwar presidents have been southpaws, too, MSNBC reports. Only about a tenth of the population is left-handed, but that includes a disproportionate number of politicians, athletes, and artists. “From a statistical standpoint, it... More »

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Barack Obama • lefties • left handed • lefty • leadership • success

Left-Handed
Men Earn
More: Study

Southpaws struggle
in school but surpass righties at work

Nov 29, 08 4:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Left-handed men earn an average of 5% more than right-handed men, two British and Irish studies have discovered. The studies found that southpaw males tended to do worse in school—possibly because of trouble adapting to a right-handed world—but were more successful as adults. Female lefties, however, did worse... More »

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wages • brain • left handed • neurology • male brain • female brain

OPINION

 A Lefty Will Be President 

Dissecting 'handedness' in politics

Jul 4, 08 8:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - No matter what happens in November, a left-hander will take the White House. In fact, five of the last seven presidents have been southpaws. While left-handedness has been taken as a sign of everything from artistic talent to brain damage, ambidexterity may be a desirable quality in a leader. Left-handedness... More »

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John McCain • psychology • lefties • Obama 2008 • left handed • McCain 2008

Lefty Gene Found, Linked to Mental Illness

Southpaws run greater risk for schizophrenia than righties

Jul 31, 07 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - A gene that increases the likelihood of left-handedness also boosts the risk of mental illnesses like schizophrenia, the BBC reports. Lefties’ brains often differ from righties’ in the location of controls for speech and emotions, scientists say, and the newly pinpointed gene appears to catalyze the switch. More »

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schizophrenia • mental illness • genes • left handed • lefty

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