Good myths about left handers

v It is believed that anyone who digs coal out of the ground from under his or her left foot in the spring will have very good luck.

v If you apply an ointment with the forefinger of the right hand the sore will not heal. This is because this finger is said to be the 'poison' finger.

v The ancient Zuni tribe considered left-handedness a sign of good luck. They believed the left was the older and wiser.

v Officials in Mensa, the high IQ society believe as many as 20% of their members are left-handed.

v The first recorded Siamese twins born in 1811 were joined at the waist. Their names? Chang and Eng, which simply meant 'Left and Right'