Comment by nine_k

7 months ago

The geographical weirdness: left-handedness is much more widespread in Northeast, with some less prominent peaks in Florida, Arizona, South Dakota. The source is suggested to be genetic.

I wonder if there's information on how many passengers of the Mayflower were left-handed.

> I wonder if there's information on how many passengers of the Mayflower were left-handed.

Probably 0% reported, considering the negative views towards left-handedness at the time.

My son is left handed. Nobody else in my or my wife’s family is or has been left handed, that we know of. And we don’t live in one of the mentioned areas. It seems odd, but I’ve never looked into it.