1. 13 August 2015 is International Left Handers’ Day

3. Left handers take up 10% of the world (including some ambidextrous) The rest are right handers

5. Tony Abbott – current Prime Minister of Australia Barack Obama – current President of the USA Henry Ford – creator of Ford Julius Cesar – Roman General Bart Simpson – cartoon character Kurt Cobain – Nirvana Lead Singer and Guitarist Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr – The Beatles Marilyn Monroe – Actress Angelina Jolie – Actress Pele – Soccer Player Diego Maradona – Soccer Player Oscar de la Hoya – Boxer Valentino Rossi – Motorcycle Champion Rod Laver – Australia Tennis Champion John McEnroe – Tennis player Babe Ruth – Baseball Player there are more people than this

6. Polar bears are actually left handed, and Kangaroos are left handed too. As of 2014, three out of the last four presidents have been left-handed. Counting as far back as Truman, the number is five (or seven, if the two ambidextrous presidents are included) out of twelve. In the 1992 election, all three major candidates, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot, were left-handed.