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July 27, 2014 By Christina Varveri Leave a Comment

What do ten famous acronyms stand for?

What do ten famous acronyms stand for?

John Green from Mental Floss deceived the story behind ten famous acronyms: YKK, TASER, M&M’s, Q-tips, BMW, ASICS  and Smart car, ASICS, ATM, PIN and ZIP.

YKK stands for Yoshida, Kogyo and Kabushikikaisha

TASER stands for Thomas, . , Swift, Electric, Rifle

M&M’s stands for Mars and Murries

Q-tips stands for Quality tips

BMW stands for Bavarian Motor Works

Smart Car stands for Swatch Mercedes Art car

ASICS stands for Anima, Sana, In , Corpore, Sano

ATM stands for Automated, Teller, Machine

PIN stands for Personal Identification Number

ZIP stands for Zone, Improvement Plan

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