[Bill Clinton Barack Obama]Getty * ONLY EIGHT UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS HAVE BEEN LEFT-HANDED. * HARRY S. TRUMAN WROTE LEFT-HANDED AS A CHILD, BUT WAS FORCED BY HIS PARENTS TO WRITE RIGHT-HANDED. * BILL CLINTON WAS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE PRESIDENT TO BE LEFT-HANDED. ------------------------- For much of history, left-handedness was looked down upon, and often lefties were forced into becoming righties. Thus, only a handful of presidents have been left-handed, though the number of lefties has increased dramatically over the last 50 years, as left-handedness has become widely accepted. Keep reading to see which US presidents were lefties. JAMES GARFIELD, THE 20TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IS THE ONLY KNOWN LEFT-HANDED PRESIDENT BEFORE THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Wikimedia Commons James Garfield was allegedly able to write with both hands at the same time — and in different languages. The left hand is said to have written in Greek while the right hand would write in Latin. HERBERT HOOVER, THE 31ST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WAS ALSO LEFT-HANDED. Wikimedia Commons Before becoming POTUS, Hoover was a mining engineer in China. HARRY S. TRUMAN, 33RD PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WROTE LEFT-HANDED AS A CHILD, BUT WAS FORCED BY HIS PARENTS TO LEARN TO WRITE RIGHT-HANDED. Getty Images Only in the last few decades has left-handedness become socially acceptable. Before that, parents and teachers would force children to become righties. They had little choice, too: back in the day, all everyday items were designed for righties. SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER SEE ALSO: * Meet the woman behind Trump's $20 million merch empire * Here's everyone who has been charged in Mueller's Russia probe so far * See the real estate properties in New York and LA that prosecutors are accusing Paul Manafort of funneling millions through SEE ALSO: ARE LEFT HANDED PEOPLE MORE TRUSTWORTHY OR LESS TRUSTWORTHY? FOLLOW US: INSIDER IS ON FACEBOOK
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