There's a company in New Bedford, Massachusetts called DONG Energy. They've been around since 1920, and they've finally decided to change their name. But allegedly it's not because of the immature reason we're all thinking of. Sure, guys. "DONG" stands for "Danish Oil and Natural Gas." But they're changing their focus to green energy, so they feel flaccid and exposed having the name Dong just flopping around out there . . . because it doesn't fit their business anymore. The new name they've proposed to their shareholders is "Orsted," which is the last name of a Danish scientist who discovered electromagnetism.
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