Real story behind 'SOS' lights flashing at abandoned home after millions believe someone is trapped inside (exclusive)

After millions of views and online speculation, the family behind the Plainfield property reveals what really caused the eerie signal ...
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What does 'SOS' mean? The term's maritime origins and how it shows up in our lives today.

Many think "SOS" stands for "save our souls" or "save our ship," but it actually doesn't stand for anything. SOS is a Morse Code distress signal. Morse Code is a system that uses dots, dashes and ...
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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 ...
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Morse Code: A fading signal

It may be the ultimate SOS--Morse Code is in distress. The language of dots and dashes has been the lingua franca of amateur radio, a vibrant community of technology buffs and hobbyists who have ...