Roman emperor Julius Caesar, American writer Mark Twain and British musician Sir Paul McCartney may not appear to have much in common.
But all three, along with a host of other well-known people, are left-handed.
Other prominent sinistral (see definition and hear pronunciation below) individuals include Renaissance masters Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, actors Robert de Niro and Tom Cruise, activist Helen Keller and astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
Several US presidents have also been lefties. Most recently, left-handed leaders have included former President Bill Clinton and even current President Barack Obama!
Cool word vocabulary question of the day: Are you sinistral, or do you know anyone who is?
Sinistral: Left-handed; of or on the left side.
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