Researchers Accidentally Discover That Humans Prefer to Turn Counterclockwise. But They Still Have No Idea Why

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Scientists studying social distancing accidentally stumbled onto an unexpected finding: humans consistently prefer to turn counterclockwise rather than clockwise. The preference held across different cultures, genders, and whether people were left- or right-handed, suggesting something deeper than learned behavior. Researchers have no explanation for why this asymmetry exists, only that it's real and consistent. The discovery emerged from observations that weren't even the original focus of their work, leaving the team puzzled about the mechanism driving this universal human quirk.