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Lefties In Your Life? Fun Facts About Southpaws

Did you celebrate Left-Handers Day on Sunday? We’re guessing Jay Leno did. In case you missed it, give the lefties in your life a pat on the back. Left-handed people…

TORRANCE, CA – JUNE 4: Comedian Jay Leno signs copies of his children’s book “If Roast Beef Could Fly” on June 4, 2004 at Borders Books in Torrance, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

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Did you celebrate Left-Handers Day on Sunday? We're guessing Jay Leno did. In case you missed it, give the lefties in your life a pat on the back. Left-handed people only make up about ten percent of the world's population. For some reason, I'm always surrounded by lefties at work. And that holds true on the morning show. Mason and Andrew are both lefties, and I've rubbed elbows or nudged elbows with both guys during meals if I've taken the wrong seat.

So this Left-Handers Day came about to raise awareness about the difficulties lefties face (i.e. can openers and scissors). It's also a day to celebrate how cool it is to be left-handed and what makes these southpaws unique, beyond just their dexterity.

  1. Four out of the past 8 presidents' have been lefties, so lefties love to lead.
  2. Mother's who are over the age of 40 are 128 percent more likely to give birth to a lefty than women in their 20s. I'll let you know which hand Evelyn Jade ends up using.
  3. They say left-handed people are creative because they're better at divergent thinking, which is a fancy way of saying they come up with brilliant ideas.
  4. Left-handers might school you in any sports that involve two opponents facing each other, like tennis, boxing and baseball.
  5. Lefties scare more easily. So hold your lefties hand, the left one, the next time you watch a scary movie together.
  6. Lefties end up being 26 percent richer than righties.

A shout out to all the South Paws! We love you!... Boo!!!

~Roxanne Wilder

Roxanne is a co-host on the MJ Morning Show and host of Middays on Q105 in Tampa Bay. She also hosts segments on The Current, which features local feel-good stories and health and wellness segments, and airs on five of the six Tampa-based Beasley Media Group stations. Roxanne has conducted hundreds of interviews, from athletes to Oscar winners, including Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Chadwick Boseman. She also specializes in media training, having worked with clients in the NFL, NBA and WWE for television, in print, and online. Roxanne is a published author and will be releasing a thriller novel in 2024. Her favorite thing in the world is being with her two daughters and husband. As a content creator for Q105, Roxanne writes about family activities in the Tampa Bay area, as well as reviews for local restaurants and travel.