Reabsorbed lefty twins?

Question

I know I read somewhere that most leftys started out as twins, but reabsorbed their right handed counterpart.

Is this true?

Soit's not a wives tale, it's a scientifc proposition...yes, real scientists have said this. Does anyone know more details? Or even just have silly lefty stories?

Answer 1

That sounds like an old wives' tale.

I'm left handed, so are three or four other people in my family. I doubt we all started off as twins. I doubt this is true, although I seem to remember hearing this before.

I've also heard that left-handers are descendants of Royalty. This is obviously not true either, since up to about 50 years ago they discouraged left-handers & taught them to use their right.

I love to hear all the stories about left-handed people.

Answer 2

I have 2 sets of twins in my family and they are all right handed....?

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