Aug. 13 Is International Left-Handers Day

By Tom Emery

It’s a day to love the lefties and salute the southpaws.

Tuesday, Aug. 13 is International Left-Handers Day, founded in 1976 to celebrate the uniqueness, and challenges, of left-handed people worldwide.

Studies show that approximately ten percent of people are left-handed. Scientists are unsure why some people have a dominant left hand, though there is believed to be a connection between genetics and environment. Some left-handers are found to have more left-handed relatives than average.

Based on brain function, some southpaws proudly declare that “left-handers are the only ones...