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Why is being right-handed more common?

Why is being right-handed more common?

Update: 2024-09-19
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Are you left-handed or right-handed? Chances are you’re right handed, because more people are (though if you’re left-handed, that’s cool too!). So why are more people right-handed? We asked paleontologist Alexander Claxton to help us get to the bottom of this question. 


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Why is being right-handed more common?

Why is being right-handed more common?

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