By Sarah Begley
From the Thinker to Jay Leno, some of history’s most noteworthy figures have been defined by the outcropping of skin and bone that bottoms out a face. According to new research, chins are not a biological necessity—but we’re still very fond of them. See if you can match the distinctive chin to its corresponding celebrity.
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