TIL that Bikini atoll, the place where Bikini Bottom was named after, was declared a nuclear wasteland after the US dropped 23 bombs in the 1950s. However scientists have found thriving life
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Welcome to Bikini Atoll
TIL: the bikini swimsuit was named after the nuclear explosions that destroyed Bikini island. The inventor wanted to imply the bikini was as momentous an invention as the new bomb. This was
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The bikini and the bomb
Hub360+ - July 5th: National Bikini Day On 1946 this day, the bikini was invented by French designer Louis Réard. It was named after Bikini Atoll, a nuclear testing site, because Réard
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