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TIL The tendency to using one hand over the other was thought to be unique to humans until recently. In reality, even animals that don't have hands, like mice or fish, display handedness. Among great apes, 65% of chimps are right handed, same as 75% of Gorillas, but 66% of Orangutans are lefties

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