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
The report did not conclude what the Tic Tac or any other UAPs are, and it could not attribute them to secret technology developed by the U.S. or any adversaries.
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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