August 13th (today) is Left-Handers Day! If you're a southpaw like me then you obviously know the hardship of using scissors...or your hand smudging the ink or pencil lead whenever you write something down.

Right-handed people have it so easy...almost every product is designed with them in mind. Like and share this with your right-handed friends to help them understand what we deal with every day! #TheStruggleIsReal

I can relate to ALL of these.

Despite these obstacles, lefties have a penchant for success and creativity. Perhaps it is because they have more brain symmetry than righties. And that makes sense, as many famous and successful people have been left-handed, including Oprah, Will Ferrell, Julia Roberts, Justin Bieber, Eminem, Tom Cruise, Seth Rogen, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Bill GatesDavid Bowie, Robert DeNiro, Jim CarreyJennifer Lawrence & Tina Fey, just to name a few.

Artists MichelangeloLeonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso were lefties. Among scientists and inventors, Sir Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin & Albert Einstein were left-handed, too. I wonder if they had to deal with people asking them "Oh, are you a lefty?"

Here are some more unique facts about being left-handed:

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