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I was not popular enough - or at all - when Vanilla Ice was popular to remember who Vanilla Ice is without my husband reminding me. So I don't have a Vanilla Ice key chain.

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Rachel Zucker
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 1
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Ice
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Vanilla
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