This document discusses left-handedness and International Left Handers Day, which is celebrated annually on August 13th. Some key points covered include:
- Around 13% of the world population is left-handed. It is believed left-handedness can be genetic, as children of two left-handed parents have a 50% chance of also being left-handed.
- August 13th was designated as International Left Handers Day in 1992 to celebrate the uniqueness of left-handers and raise awareness of the advantages and disadvantages they face in a predominantly right-handed world.
- Left-handers may experience some inconveniences like smudged writing, difficulty using right-handed equipment or sitting
2. Do you know how many % of population around the world are left
handed?
How left handed people are born?
do you know the famous left handed people?
Is there anything that bothers because you are left handed?
Is there anyone left handed in this class?
3. 13th August Celebrated as
International left handers day
The day was first observed in 1992 to
celebrate the uniqueness of
lefthanders in the dominant right-
hander's world.
The day raises awareness of the
advantages and disadvantages of
being a lefty.
4. Increase public awareness of the advantages and
disadvantages of being left-handed
To celebrate the differences and uniqueness of the left-
handers in the predominantly right-handed world
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7. You have a random relative who is left handed
Are you lefty?
How can you write like that?
Left handers are so creative
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9. 1. Smudge during writing
2. Lefties felt difficult to hold the cup
10. 3.It is very hard to use the normal sessior for
left handed people.
4. Spiral binded notebooks are hated by left
handed people
11. 5. Right sided desk are useless for lefties
6. Very confusing to shake hand with right handed
people.
12. 7. Difficulty in opening the door
8. Not able to open the container
15. 3. Lefties are good in sports
4. They are lazy but find quick solution for a problem.
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18. • If both parents are left handed, there is
50% chance that their offspring will be
left handed.
• Two righties only have 2% chance of
having left handed children.
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20. Myths
• Lefties live 9 year less as
compare to right handed
people.
• Lefties are more introverted,
creative, as the right hemisphere
the root of creativity.
Facts
• 2500 death of lefties occurs due
to using wrong equipments.
• But there is no scientific
literature available.