BMW, A&W Rot Beer, L.L. Bean - did you ever wonder what the names are behind your favorite brand name products initials? Uh...yes, always! Our friends at Mental Floss have solved the mystery, and are bringing us the names behind the initials from some of your favorite brand name products,services, and even people - who knew??! Check out some of the top acronyms below - whew...now we can breathe....

 

  • BMW - Bayerische Motoren Werke - in English it's Bavarian Auto Works
  • LL Bean - Leon Leonwood Bean, the company's founder
  • CVS - Consumer Value Stores
  • YKK Zippers - Yoshida Manufacturing Corporation
  • A&W - Roy (Allen) and (Frank) Wright
  • M&M's - Mars & Murrie - the candy's founders
  • 7.3M, or 3M for short -Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
  • TCBY - The Country's Best Yogurt
  • KMart - K is for Kresge, as in founder Sebastian Kresge
  • DSW Shoes - Designer Shoe Warehouse
  • JC Penney - James Cash Penney
  • CBS - Columbia Broadcasting System
  • ZIP Code - Zone Improvement Plan
  • A.A. Milne - Alan Alexander Milne
  • F.A.O. Schwartz - Frederick August Otto Schwarz was one of the founders of the famous toy company
  • Chuck E. Cheese - the E stands for 'Entertainment'
  • ALF - Alien Life form

 

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