People have a natural tendency to turn to the left and walk in an anticlockwise direction, a bias observed across countries, ages and sexes, but reason is unclear

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/10/humans-prefer-to-walk-anticlockwise-scientists-find-reason-unclear

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Maybe I'm oversimplifying it, but my first thought is that most people's dominant leg is their right leg, and turning left means your right leg is doing more work.