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Published online 7 December 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041206-6
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Left-handers flourish in violent society
Southpaws have rarity value when it comes to fighting.
Left-handed people thrive best in the most murderous societies, according to a study of tribes across the world. The discovery may help to answer the riddle of why a minority of left-handers persist in human populations.
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