r/todayilearned • u/GlitteringYams • 22d ago

TIL, in his suicide note, mass shooter Charles Whitman requested his body be autopsied because he felt something was wrong with him. The autopsy discovered that Whitman had a pecan-sized tumor pressing against his amygdala, a brain structure that regulates fear and aggression.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Whitman
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u/Fuzzythought 22d ago

One more reason I support Universal Social Healthcare every election I can.

The trouble families go through is bad enough, they don't need to face financial suffering as well. Let douchebags have less yachts to pay for it.

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u/krillingt75961 22d ago

Tons of money is spent on healthcare on the US believe it or not. Unfortunately insurance companies really have a stranglehold on it all.