The good folks at Mental Floss took the time to reveal the full names behind some of the world’s most commonly used letters.
BMW
Bavarian Motor Works
LL Bean
Leon Leonwood Bean
CVS
Consumer Value Stores
YKK
Yoshida Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha (Yoshida Manufacturing Corportation)
M&M’s
Mars & Murrie’s,
3M
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
HSBC
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
JC Penny
James Cash Penny
Taser
Thomas A. Swift’s Electric Rifle
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Source: TheLifeFiles
