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TIL that Chimpanzees can have "Down Syndrome" or trisomy 22

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mgEM TIL Christian Bale offered Ben Affleck one piece of advice for playing Batman: make sure you can piss in the suit. He offered this tidbit when the two met by chance in a costume shop. Both were there looking for batman costumes with/for their kids.
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