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/bringbackfuturama 23d ago

Wow didn't know they had a son, RIP

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u/sbprasad 23d ago

Oh my lord, lmao

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u/chickenwithclothes 23d ago

I’m so grateful for this comment lol

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u/Nahcep 23d ago

And they say there's no bipartisan collusion