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TIL that SOS is a reverse acronym (a backronym). It is a distinctive and easy way to remember the morse code distress signal of three dots, three dashes, three dots. Only after its implementation ... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/ThrownAwayGuineaPig on 2025-02-05 12:41:07.

Original Title: TIL that SOS is a reverse acronym (a backronym). It is a distinctive and easy way to remember the morse code distress signal of three dots, three dashes, three dots. Only after its implementation did the mnemonic phrase such as "Save Our Souls come into use

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