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
UFO researchers have dubbed it the Tic Tac because of its capsule-like shape.
From Washington Post • May 17, 2022
At another point during the summit, Sanders writes, Trump unnerved Kim when he offered him a Tic Tac.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2020
He held out his hand, pinched the Tic Tac between his thumb and pointer finger, flipped it into his mouth — and promptly threw up onto my sneakers.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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