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Not everyone understands the plight of left-handed computer gamers like Razer, which is planning to release its second mouse for southpaws. Read this blog post by Christopher MacManus on Crave. Delete the scoop?
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About one in ten Americans is left-handed. Years ago being a lefty was considered a disadvantage, almost a curse. I have three siblings and none of them is left-handed. But two members of my family have tendencies. Delete the scoop?
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Lefties get a bad rap — they're sometimes called untrustworthy or insincere, and some dubious studies even claim they die young. Author Rik Smits sets out to debunk those claims in a new book, The Puzzle of Left-handedness. Delete the scoop?
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A study of left-handed musicians has some surprising results. By Jeanette Bicknell, Ph.D.... Delete the scoop?
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Left-handers have been the subject of stigma over the centuries. Now researchers are recognizing the scientific importance of understanding why people primarily use one hand or the other. Delete the scoop?
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"When it comes to typing on the keyboard does being left or right handed matter? Will being left-handed be forgotten now that we don’t write in long hand very often?" Delete the scoop?
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I am the proud Mom of a southpaw which means one of my children is left handed. Now if you are left handed you know how frustrating it is to live in a right handed world. It is so frustrating to find products for your child. Delete the scoop?
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15% of people are left handed.I always thought this number was higher -- and according to some of my left handed friends and family, also s... Delete the scoop?
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Today's New York Times reports from Wimbledon on the sneaky advantage that left-handed tennis players enjoy on grass: An estimated 10 percent of the world's population is left-handed, but in the men's and women's singles at Wimbledon, five of the... Delete the scoop?
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Our left handed products store has biggest and most interesting selection of left-handed products, tools, scissors, kitchen items, office supplies, and gifts. Delete the scoop?
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Left-handed people are at a distinct disadvantage in our society. For southpaws, scissors are upside down, doorknobs are in the wrong place and even firearms don't feel right (pun intended)... Delete the scoop?
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The low number of people who are left-handed has come about because of high-levels of human cooperation, Northwestern University researchers claimed. Delete the scoop?
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IT’S not all pain and frustration when you live in the looking glass world of the southpaw, writes Alice Wyllie... Delete the scoop?
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The life of a lefty isn't all cool quirkiness and uber-uniqueness. It comes with its fair share of trials and tribulations. Delete the scoop?
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Ms. P was a fifth grade teacher who had light purple hair and carried a wooden ruler. Whack! Delete the scoop?
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Man, left-handed people can't catch a break, can they? Not only do they need special scissors and sporting equipment and seating positions at the... Delete the scoop?
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Left-Handed Products help Lefties Think Better: Mom of an Honors Student whose grades improved when she discovered their Left-Handed Notebooks Thanks leftyslefthanded.com. "It's easier to think, Mom," reported... Delete the scoop?
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Jim Thome is not what an average baseball fan might call a pure hitter. His career batting average is under .280, and he ranks second all-time in batter strikeouts. But Thome also boasts 601 career home runs and a ... Delete the scoop?
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Left handed tennis champions. It's not just the White House where left handers dominate, 40% of the world's tennis champions are southpaws. Famous left handers include Rafael Nadal, John McEnroe. Rod Laver, Jimmy Connors ... Delete the scoop?
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That's the finding of a new study examining the link between cognitive ability and handedness. Lefties score consistently lower on aptitude tests than righties, and left-handedness is cognitively equivalent to being born prematurely. Delete the scoop?
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Left-handed people are at a distinct disadvantage in our society. For southpaws, scissors are upside down, doorknobs are in the wrong place and even firearms don't feel right (pun intended)... Delete the scoop?
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