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The modern bikini was invented by a French designer in 1946. It was named after Bikini Atoll, the site of US nuclear weapon tests a few days earlier in the Marshall Islands, on the reasoning that the burst of excitement it would cause would be like the nuclear device.

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    Nuclear swimsuits O:

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    vickuh:whatthefact:...Interesting… Learn something new everyday.

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