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Ryan Martis
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« on: December 30, 2010, 02:37:54 AM » |
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August 13th every year is celebrated as the world’s International Left Hander’s Day. Here are the famous personalities who are left hander’s. The top of the list is Barack Obama and my favorite Scarlet Johansson is also a left hander.
1. Barack Obama
The world celebrates the International Left-Hander’s Day on August 13. Barack Obama is probably the most famous left-hander in the USA.
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Ryan Martis
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« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2010, 02:38:08 AM » |
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2. Marilyn Monroe
International Left-Hander’s Day was started by a US group in 1976 and is marked with informal events around the world. Marilyn Monroe was a left-hander too.
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Ryan Martis
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« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2010, 02:38:52 AM » |
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3. Tom Cruise
There have been negative connotations that are associated with left-handedness throughout history in many different cultures. According to the Collins Dictionary, left-handed has come to mean awkward or clumsy, and an insult or put-down is known as a left-handed compliment.
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Ryan Martis
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« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2010, 02:39:08 AM » |
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4. Angelina Jolie
In ancient Rome, the word meaning left was sinister, highlighting the less than positive associations the condition has. The Italian words for left and left-handed are mancino and mancini, which translate to defective and deceitful.
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Ryan Martis
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« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2010, 02:39:18 AM » |
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5. Demi Moore
Lefties in the United States are called southpaws, wrong-way drivers and portsides. The German word for left is link, which means awkward. The word for right is recht, which means true, good and just.
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Ryan Martis
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« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2010, 02:39:27 AM » |
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6. Milla Jovovich
In Japan, there was a time when a wife being left-handed was grounds for a divorce. Today the prejudice against lefties has lessened.Go to The NEXT Page for More Pictures >>>
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