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May 29

31 Acronyms and Initials All Spelled Out

mentalflossr:

For the past few weeks, every time I saw an acronym or initials, I took a picture. You know the brands, authors, and pieces of legislation, but do you know what all those letters stand for?

(via npr)

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    Since I work in alphabet soup every day, I found this particularly interesting and amusing.
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    Which one of these surprised you the most?
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    Look at me being all fancy and tumbling from NPR. *Leans back in chair, picks up a book, strokes chin*
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