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designed just for right-handed people. There is some research that says that left-handed people tend to be more intelligent. St Lawrence University in New York have found that there are more lefties in the 140 IQ bracket (genius level) than righties. There certainly seems to be a predominance of left-handed people in some professions, music, art and writing. Left-handers dominate in world leaders, with 5 of the last 6 US presidents being left-handed.

Palms.
Palmistry has been dismissed by some but there seems to be some relevance to the lines in your palm and the shape of it. Square palms are thought to exhibit high energy, creativity, short temper and strong ambition.

Finger Length.
This is thought to indicate some interesting character traits. Kings College, London did research that showed that women whose ring finger is longer than their index finger are more likely to excel at sports. On the other hand, the length of men's fingers are more likely to indicate how aggressive they are. The shorter the ring finger compared to the index finger indicate more aggressiveness. While young boys with short fingers are more likely to suffer a heart attack in later life.

Wash your hands!
People who don't wash their hands after visiting the loo double the amount of germs and hands that are not dried properly can have 1,000 more germs. It is thought that 50% of men and 25% of women do not wash their hands.

Nails.
Nails that are ridged, cracked or covered in white spots indicate a deficiency, most likely Vitamin A, iron, zinc and (because nails are made of it) protein.

Knuckles.
The old wives wern't far wrong when they said that cracking your knuckles would lead to arthritis. When you do it, you are either pushing your joint into or out of it's normal position and the popping noise is the release of gasses or the ligament moving over the bone. Cracking puts stress on the joints and ligaments causing inflammation, so leave well alone.

Dry hands.
This is a sure sign of dehydration and hands are usually one of the first parts of the body to suffer. Natural oils from our hands is soaked up by things and people we touch every day (I wonder why all mine seems to end up on my glasses lens?). Drinking more water and regularly moisturising your hands will solve the problem.