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"About one in ten people are me. The world was not designed for me. For centuries I was considered unlucky or even evil. But some of history's greatest minds were me. What am I?"
Answer
Left-handed
Explanation
About 10% of the population is left-handed. Most tools, instruments, and layouts are designed for right-handers. In many historical cultures left-handedness was considered sinister (the word sinister means left in Latin). Yet many brilliant people including Leonardo da Vinci and Einstein were left-handed.
This is a medium riddle in the History category — Riddles about ancient civilisations, invention, and mythology.
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