Sharpe added that this also made building ports easier "because everyone agreed the left-hand side was where we loaded and unloaded things from". "This is why when you're on a boat they call the ...

Most of the world drives on the right side of the road. But around 76 countries and territories use left-hand traffic. The practice is believed to date back to ancient Rome. Romans steered their ...

On the minus side, pianists who have started out as two-handers may find their left hand lags behind in terms of dexterity, having been brought up from the start to play second fiddle to the right.