From WD-40 (water displacement, 40th attempt) to Yahoo (Yet Another Hierarchical Official Oracle) these are 25 abbreviations and acronyms you’ve always wondered about.
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TASER
Stands for Thomas A Swift Electric Rifle
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YAHOO
An acronym for Yet Another Hierarchical Official Oracle
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3M
An abbreviation of Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing
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M&M's
Stands for Mars & Murrie’s and is named after Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie who started producing M&M’s exclusively for the military during WWII.
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Q-tips
The Q stands for quality.
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