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TIL VR is being used to help stroke victims recover faster and the feedback from VR helps the patient improve use of limbs

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R585l TIL the creator of the Comic Sans font, Vincent Connare, credits Batman and Watchmen as his inspiration for the design
neLVd TIL: The closest relatives taxonomically to Seals is believed to be Bears
kk44 TIL The Mormon church uses tax records (and anything else they can) to track down members who move and stop attending. [x-post /r/exmormon]
P7xn TIL that the Hoover Dam is expected to be one of the last remaining visible structures from our species, and it contains a star map that if no other means were available, could be used to determine the exact date on which Hoover Dam was completed.
nYmG TIL of the Mandela Effect, where well known words, brands, or historical facts are misremembered in the same way by many people: Kit-Kat is actually spelled KitKat, Fruit Loops is actually Froot Loops, and JCPenny is actually JCPenney.