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TIL There is a paralyzed streamer who can play video games (like PUBG) by his mouth. His nickname is RockyNoHand. After an accident, he is paralyzed from the neck down. However, he continues to game and streams on Twitch. He plays by using his mouth to operate a quadstick controller.

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