21 Brands you have know idea what they stand for! and YOU thought M&M's meant melt in your mouth NOT!

1. BMW: Bayerische Motoren Werke, translating to “Bavarian Motor Works.”

2. L.L.Bean: by its founder, Leon Leonwood Bean.

3. CVS (Pharmacy): Consumer Value Stores

4. The A and W of A&W: (Roy) Allen and (Frank) Wright.

5. M&M’s: stands for Mars & Murrie’s, the last names of the founders.

6. 3M (like scotch tape products and such): Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing.

7. TCBY: means The Country’s Best Yogurt, but it didn’t always. TCBY was “This Can’t Be Yogurt” until they were sued by I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt!, a rival frozen yogurt chain.

8. The K in Kmart: Kresge is the K in Kmart, for founder Sebastian S. Kresge.

9. DSW: Designer Shoe Warehouse.

10. JCPenney: James Cash Penney

11. CBS: Colombia Broadcasting System

12. TASER: stands for Thomas A. Swift’s Electric Rifle.

13. SMART car: A combination of Swatch and Mercedes, smart car is short for Swatch Mercedes Art (car).

14. ZIP (code): Zone Improvement Plan.

15. USA PATRIOT ACT: “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act.

16. Michael J. Fox: His middle name is Andrew.  The “J” stands for nothing.

17. Necco Wafers: New England Confectionery Company.

18. F.A.O. Schwarz: Frederick August Otto Schwarz founded the toy company with his brothers.

19. DHL: (Adrian) Dalsey, (Larry) Hillblom and (Robert) Lynn.

20. Chuck E. Cheese’s middle name: Entertainment.

21. ALF: Gordon Shumway’s nickname is an acronym for Alien Life Form.