August 13th is National Left-Handers' Day . Mostly, being a lefty stinks , but here's a few reasons for lefty pride.
Lefties earn more (sorta)
According to a recent study, there's no income difference in the regular population, but lefties earn 10%-15% more than righties among college-educated people. Which is weird because those college desks are The Worst for lefties.
Source: dogandponyshowwebsite.com
Lefties are better fencers
American Olympic fencer Race Imboden (pictured right) is a lefty. A higher than average portion of Olympic fencers are lefties.
Image by Dmitry Lovetsky / AP
Lefties learn to drive more easily
Even though cars are made for righties, an AA Driving School poll found that 57% of lefties pass their driver's tests on the first try, compared with only 47% of righties.
Source: ioffer.com
We adjust to seeing underwater faster
All the better to get away from sharks.
Source: cosmostv.org