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Little Boys Big IdeaThe Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) is running a project to encourage young inventors. Samuel Houghton, a five-year-old boy has become the youngest Briton to hold a patent after watching his father struggling in the garden. Samuel developed a garden tool after watching his father Mark use two brushes to sweep up leaves outside their house. His father used a large brush to gather leaves and small branches, and then got a small brush to pick up what was left.Samuel came up with the idea for a labor-saving tool, which has been patented and named the Improved Broom.It is a simple idea that combines two ordinary brooms with different-sized bristles and brush-heads to enable different-sized dirt to be swept up more efficiently. “The small one gets the first bits and the one at the back gets those left behind, Samuel explains.The IPO says that Samuel is its youngest known patent holder.IPO:美国知识产权局Briton:英国人Patent [peit?nt]:专利，专利权Patent holder：专利持有人 A patent device 专利发明Patent right 专利权Bristle [brisl] 刷子毛__________________________Why Are Some People Left- handed? Why is a mere 4% of the population left-handed? Most authorities agree, to the relief of many a mother of a left-handed child, that if the child prefers using the left hand, and functions well with it, there is no need to correct this “condition.”One theory centers on the two halves of the brain, each of which functions differently. Medical science believes that the opposite sides of the body are supplied by the opposite sides of the brain.The predominant left half of the brain, which controls the right half of the body, makes it more skillful in reading, writing, and speaking, and makes most people right-handed. Lefties, however, are the product of an inversion. They also work best with the left side of their bodies.There is no doubt that all exist in a right-handed society, which manufactures most basics for the 96%. But don’t forget many of the greatest geniuses are left-handed