Tic Tac
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A Tic Tac or jellybean, for example, does not have enough water and too few air bubbles to allow it to expand.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
One of those documented sightings is a 2004 event witnessed off the Southern California coast known in aviation circles as “the Tic Tac incident.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
Navy pilots flying from the USS Nimitz spotted a 40-foot white object resembling a Tic Tac mint levitating erratically above the waters off the California coast.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
“I’m a sucker for dumb puns, so I loved Dalai Double, Tic Tac Tao, Buzzy Koan and Christopher Guess. And a game show that “only goes to $11” is actually a pretty good pitch!”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2021
After math, just as I popped in my seventh Tic Tac, Renee Albert said to me, Steven, you are so, like, out of it today.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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