Interesting facts and meet personalities who are left-handers

International Lefthanders Day is celebrated annually on the 13th of August. To highlight the uniqueness of people who use their left-hand day-to-day. It’s also a day to raise awareness about the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed!
There are many prominent personalities and celebrities across the globe who are left-handed. Included in the group are former US President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, Julia Roberts and Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Sir Isaac Newton, Napoleon Bonaparte, Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, Albert Einstein, and Pablo Picasso were also left-handers.

• Those using their left hand more are great at sports such as tennis, swimming, boxing among others. Also, they are more skilled at multitasking when compared with right-hand people
• Across the world, there is approximately 13 percent of people fall into the category of being left-handed
• Moreover, the connection between the left and right sides of the brain is far better. That’s why they have a significantly better memory than right-handed people
• According to a research book titled ‘Cerebral Dominance: The Biological Foundations,’ lefties are more likely to get allergies than right-handers
• Lefties are prone to problems like migraines, insomnia, psychosis, and others. However, the best thing about it is that they recover from injuries faster than righties