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Study finds people naturally turn left when walking

People tend to drift left without even realizing it, according to an international study that found a consistent human habit of turning anti-clockwise while walking. Researchers say the pattern shows up in enclosed settings including supermarkets, museums and empty rooms, where people appear to favor moving leftward as they navigate space. The first round of research took place in Spain, where the behavior was initially suspected to reflect a cultural trait. But when researchers in Japan repeated the experiment, they arrived…