Sinister Facts
Interesting facts about left-handed people.
We could have left the sinistrals well enough alone, but that wouldn’t be right…
Left-handed men are 15% richer than right-handed men for those who attended college, and 26% richer if they graduated.
4 of the 5 original designers of the Macintosh computer were left-handed
1 in 4 Apollo astronauts were left-handed – 250% more than the normal level.
According to Scientific American, 15% of people are left-handed.
Men are twice as likely as women to be left-handed.
20% of all MENSA members report being left-handed.
50% of left-handed people report using a computer mouse with their left hands.
68% of left-handed people use their right hand for scissors, and 74% for their dinner knife.
In heraldry, the side of a coat of arms that is to the left of the bearer is called the sinister (opposed to the dexter).