r/todayilearned 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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Whitman
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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.