This is fascinating - SpongeBob's home, Bikini Bottom, was named for Bikini Atoll where the U.S. conducted nuclear tests from 1946 to 1

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Underwater Atomic Bomb test, 1946 : r/Damnthatsinteresting

TIL that Bikini Bottom, the fictional underwater city featured in Spongebob Squarepants lies beneath the Bikini Atoll island.Notably, Bikini Atoll was a nuclear device test site with 23 detonations occurring there between

Une visite à Bikini Bottom – Pourquoi Bob l'Éponge ne nous fait pas rire – CASOAR │ Arts et Anthropologie de l'Océanie

Une visite à Bikini Bottom – Pourquoi Bob l'Éponge ne nous fait pas rire – CASOAR │ Arts et Anthropologie de l'Océanie

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Underwater atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, 1946 : r/Damnthatsinteresting

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