Is it odd to have three lefties (left-handed people) in one immediate family?

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No! I think its fascinating. Myself, my dad, and two aunts are left handed. My boyfriend is left handed as well.. We like it because we can sit by eachother at a restaraunt and not bump into eachother!

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