As the writer of our items on Identity-Links, I’m constantly coming across new knick-knacks I find fun, interesting, and cute.  At the mere sight of an especially hilarious bobble-head or furry pen, I’m reduced to my 10 year old self that had a special basket for a collection of keychains right next to the beanie babies. I know I’m not alone,  keychains put all of our inner childs on orange alert, with indisputable classics like a keychain rubix cube,  and the mini etch-a-sketch!

As I recall the “martian popping thing” toy with bulging blue eyes keychain that my 5th grade teacher ordered me to take off of my backpack zipper, my unyielding obsession falls into relapse. Here I commence a duly appropriate 5th grade history story:

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