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August 13 – Left Handers Day [VIDEO]
Raise your left hand if you're a lefty! Today, August 13th is your day, as it is International Left Handers Day!
About 10 percent of the population is left-handed. International Left Handers Day was founded in 1992 in the United Kingdom
Famous lefties include Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Albert Einstein, Jimi Hendrix as well as Presidents Obama, George H.W. Bush and Reagan
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