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Here’s What SOS Really Means and Where the Term Came From

Best known for its appearances in desert-island cartoons, maritime movies and earworms by ABBA and Rihanna, the word SOS has been used as a code for emergency distress signals since 1905. If you’re ...

What is the Full Form of SOS?

The term SOS is one of the most well-known distress signals used around the world. You might have seen it in movies, on ships ...
The Aspen Times

Satellite SOS signals from ‘PLBs’ have sent Colorado search-and-rescue officials to thrift stores, landfills, and even a zoo. But most are false alarms

Colorado search-and-rescue officials have been chasing satellite SOS signals around the state, sometimes tracking them to thrift stores, landfills, and other bizarre locations. Personal locator ...
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Man who wrote 'SOS' in snow saved after 23 days in Alaskan wilderness: VIDEO

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A man whose remote Alaskan cabin burned down was rescued after spending 23 days in sub-zero temperatures and scrawling "SOS" into the snow. Alaska State Troopers said 30-year-old ...