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关于左撇子的13个冷知识

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  Left-handed Facts and Statistics

  左撇子的事实和数据:

  1. According to Scientific American, 15% of people are left-handed. Males are twice as likely to be left-handed than females.

  根据《科学美国人》的调查,15%的人是左撇子。男性左撇子的数量是女性的2倍。

  2. Left-handers are more likely to be geniuses-20% of all MENSA members report being left-handed.

  左撇子人更聪明——世界顶级智商俱乐部门萨的成员的20%是左撇子。

  3. YAY! A study found left-handed men are, on average, 15% richer than right-handed men for those who attended college, and 26% richer if they graduated.

  耶!一项研究表明,平均来说,大学里左撇子男性比右撇子男性富裕15%,毕业后则为26%。

  4. BOO! Left-handed people are three times more likely than right-handed people to become alcoholics.

  哦!左撇子人成为酒鬼的概率是右撇子人的3倍。

  5. If both parents are left handed, 50% of their offspringwill be left-handed. Two righties only have a 2% chance of having a lefty.

  如果双亲都是左撇子,他们的孩子有50%的可能是右撇子。两个右撇子的人生出左撇子的孩子的几率只有2%。

  6. Psychologists from Queen's University Belfast found that female cats are more likely to be right-pawed, while male cats tend to be left-pawed.

  皇后大学的心理学家贝尔法斯特发现母猫多为右撇子,公猫多为左撇子。

  7. Lefties are more likely than righties to really, really hate spiralnotebooks.

  左撇子真的....真的比右撇子更讨厌活页笔记本。

  8. Research conducted by Dr. Nick Cherbuin shows that lefties are better at handling large amounts of stimuli, making them naturally better at playing video games.

  尼克-瑟布因博士的研究表明,左撇子比右撇子更善于处理大量的刺激,所以更善于玩电子游戏。

  9. Statistically, the older a mother is, the more likely she is to give birth to left-handed children.

  数据表明,产妇年龄越大,越容易生出左撇子宝宝。

  10. Left-handers are believed to reach puberty4 to 5 months after right-handers.

  左撇子人的青春期会比右撇子晚来4到5个月。

  11. Living in a righty's world: only 50% of lefties report using a computer mouse with their left hands. Similarly, 68% use their right hand for scissors and 74% hold a dinner knife in their right hands.

  生活在这个右撇子的天下里:只有15%左撇子使用左手控制鼠标。相同地,68%的人用右手使剪子,74%的用右手握餐刀。

  12. 4 of the 5 original designers of the Mac computer were left-handed. Of the last 5 presidents, 3 are left-handed(Obama, Clinton, Bush Sr.).

  苹果电脑最初的5名设计师中4个是左撇子。最近的5位总统中,3位是左撇子(奥巴马、克林顿、老布什)。

  13. According to one study, lefties have an average lifespan that is nine years less than that of righties.

  根据一项研究,左撇子的平均寿命比右撇子少9年时间。


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