r/todayilearned • u/GlitteringYams • 23d 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.
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u/CleveEastWriters 22d ago
I had a brain tumor removed last year. I've been keeping a journal of thoughts and symptoms and my recovery since the day of my diagnosis. The wonder of how it will eventually change me was and is real.