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the orange dust NASA carried to space, then everyone pretended invented gravity-defying breakfast.
means A sharp, penetrating taste or smell — and, by extension, the slender projecting part of a tool's blade that fits into the handle.
from From Old Norse 'tangi,' meaning a point or spike — the sharp projecting tongue of metal where a knife meets its handle. English borrowed it for that literal spike, then let the word drift toward the figurative: a flavor so pointed it seems to jab the tongue. (The breakfast drink is an unrelated 1950s brand name, which the essence happily exploits.)
- space myth
- NASA bought it; never invented it
- debut
- Flopped in 1957 until astronauts drank it
- no juice
- Contains zero actual orange juice
- name
- Means a sharp, lingering taste
- global
- Huge in Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico
tang dynasty — chinese imperial dynasty ruled 618-907 ce, known as golden age of poetry and culture
tang orange drink — powdered beverage brand by kraft foods, launched 1959, popular in brazil and africa
tang clan — wu-tang clan, hip-hop group formed in staten island 1992, revolutionary in rap music