It's sold in almost 50 countries around the world, and has been going for a whopping 86 years, but many people are just now realising what SPAM actually stands for.
The tinned meat product was a vital part of a US soldiers' diet during World War II after being created by Hormel Foods Corporation in 1937 to increase the sale of pork shoulder, a cut which did not sell well.
Ken Daigneau, brother of a Hormel Foods vice president, won a contest - and $100 - for naming the SPAM brand, the Mirror reports. But since then many people have wondered where the name actually comes from.
