13th of August ... every year

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I spotted this wonderful slogan.

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An awesome fact.

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A very silly myth.

The term 'sinistrality' used to refer to left-handed people indicates demonic traits. This is the most ridiculous myth in the world. In fact, the word 'sinistrality' is derived from the Latin word 'sinestra' which means 'left-handedness'. In the ancient Mesopotamian language, the term 'sinestra' was used to denote 'power'.
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There are many things that righties simply take for granted, but which can cause problems for lefties.

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p.s if you didn't realise, that was being ironic ;P

But more seriously, sometimes you just know your day is going to be difficult.

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And not only situations like this, but little everyday things like sports equipment, procedures, objects, and tools shaped for right-handed use. Some just make using them uncomfortable, or awkward, but power-tools especially, shaped only for a rightie, can be quite dangerous to use.
I bet any leftie could tell you stories about how they struggled at school with an unsympathetic teacher while trying to learn to write neatly - especially cursive - and were likely to have been 'forced' to use their right hand instead.

Let's throw in some cool trivia.

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Some alternative names left-handers have been called over the years.

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Such fun. :P
Society has long been geared towards reinforcing and rewarding those who have been born right-handed, or 'normal' as we are taught to think of it. Lefties tend to feel 'abnormal' or 'inferior' in so many little ways.
For example, as this delightful exercise shows.

The negative connotations of being a leftie can be subtle, but they are there once you've realised.
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A Few Famous Lefties

• Joan of Arc
• Nicole Kidman
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
• Alexander the Great
• Julius Caesar
• Phil Collins
• Babe Ruth
• Marilyn Monroe
• 8 US presidents
• Greta Garbo
• Horatio Nelson
• Angelina Jolie
• Paul McCartney
• Steve McQueen
• Martina Navratilova
• Ringo Starr
• Queen Victoria
• Leonardo Da Vinci
• Friedrich Nietzsche
• Tom Cruise
• Helen Keller
• Bruce Willis
• Michelangelo Buonaroti
• Whoopie Goldberg
• Raphael
• Lewis Carroll
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Charlie Chaplin
• Robert DeNiro
• Matt Groening
• Prince William

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Are you lucky enough to be a leftie too?
Let me know in a comment below. :)

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