Trivia: Which of these common words is actually an acronym?
Taser
Beetle
Turnip
Razor
Correct Answer: Taser
So why is this answer correct? : The TASER stun gun was invented by NASA researcher Jack Cover back in 1969. The researcher was a lifelong lover of science fiction, so he named his invention the Thomas A. Swift’s Electric Rifle after Victor Applton’s 1911 novel, “Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle.”