Bad Astronomy

Nasa sells soft drinks… with coca???

It’s true. Of course, it’s not the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, but the Nasa, a tribe in Columbia, South America. They make a soft drink from coca leaves.

This has nothing to do with the space agency, so you can breathe easier now. However, I’ll note that for years NASA (the space agency– confused yet?) always had on their front page a note that said “Want to study black holes? Don’t do drugs,” with a link to an anti-drug ad. In my head, I always added the phrase, “… but if you want to understand black holes…”

Tip o’ the pull tab to Boing Boing for the link.