Read more left handed stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7529/left-handed.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:11:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70099/lefties-finally-get-their-undies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMale lefties of the world have long suffered inconvenience and embarrassment at the urinal, thanks to their underwear. One British store is making up for the indignity with a new line of undies featuring a horizontal, rather than vertical, opening—giving Britain’s lefties an alternative to boxer shorts, Reuters reports....http://www.newser.com/story/70099/lefties-finally-get-their-undies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 10:07:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48702/obama-stokes-lefty-pride-in-more-ways-than-you-think.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama’s inauguration continues the lefty domination of the White House—after all, five other postwar presidents have been southpaws, too, MSNBC reports. Only about a tenth of the population is left-handed, but that includes a disproportionate number of politicians, athletes, and artists. “From a statistical standpoint, it looks like...http://www.newser.com/story/48702/obama-stokes-lefty-pride-in-more-ways-than-you-think.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Jan 2009 14:08:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43924/left-handed-men-earn-more-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLeft-handed men earn an average of 5% more than right-handed men, two British and Irish studies have discovered. The studies found that southpaw males tended to do worse in school—possibly because of trouble adapting to a right-handed world—but were more successful as adults. Female lefties, however, did worse...http://www.newser.com/story/43924/left-handed-men-earn-more-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Nov 2008 4:27:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/31668/a-lefty-will-be-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNo matter what happens in November, a left-hander will take the White House. In fact, five of the last seven presidents have been southpaws. While left-handedness has been taken as a sign of everything from artistic talent to brain damage, ambidexterity may be a desirable quality in a leader. Left-handedness...http://www.newser.com/story/31668/a-lefty-will-be-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Jul 2008 20:07:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5038/lefty-gene-found-linked-to-mental-illness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA gene that increases the likelihood of left-handedness also boosts the risk of mental illnesses like schizophrenia, the BBC reports. Lefties’ brains often differ from righties’ in the location of controls for speech and emotions, scientists say, and the newly pinpointed gene appears to catalyze the switch.http://www.newser.com/story/5038/lefty-gene-found-linked-to-mental-illness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Jul 2007 16:35:05 CDT