SOS never meant “Save Our Souls”
People absolutely hate not knowing where words come from, so they just invent fake acronyms to feel better. For instance, SOS never actually stood for 'Save Our Souls'; it was just an easy Morse code pattern to tap out. But society collectively agreed to hallucinate a dramatic meaning for it anyway, proving that a good story always beats factual reality.

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