People have been left gobsmacked after learning what the brand name ASOS actually stands for after 24 years - with many admitting they've never questioned it before
It sells more than 850 brands alongside its own range of clothing and accessories, but shoppers are only just learning what ASOS stands for after 24 years.
READ MORE: Woman living on a remote Irish island catches flight to do ASOS return and people are shocked This concept gave birth to the company's name - ASOS, an acronym for AsSeenOnScreen, with the tagline "Buy what you see on film and TV".Reflecting on the shift from physical to online shopping, founder Nick Robertson told WWD: "The high street's presence is being democratised. Twentysomethings have better things to do than go to the high street.
Spam, stylised as SPAM, was created by Hormel Foods Corporation in 1937 to increase the sale of pork shoulder, a cut which did not sell well. A third user said: "Salted Pork Aggregated Meat." A statement reads: "There are some questions that continually plague man over time. Questions like 'Is there intelligent life beyond Earth?' And 'What is the meaning of the SPAM brand name?' Unfortunately, we can provide answers to neither.
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