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| | Urban Legends Reference Pages: Same Old Slip |
 | | It had chosen the letters SOS — not because they stood for anything, but because they were simple enough for even amateurs to send and receive. |
 | | Contrary to persistent belief, the letters SOS were chosen simply due their ease of transmission, not because they represented "save our ship," "save our souls," or any other phrase. |
 | | Hubert Ingalls, a wireless operator, still in his teens, whose home is in Lynn, Mass., stood by his key flashing the signal "S.O.S.," the wireless call for help, until the flames reached the wireless house, with the result that the intense heat to which the apparatus was subjected rendered it useless. |
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