This is fascinating - SpongeBob's home, Bikini Bottom, was named for Bikini Atoll where the U.S. conducted nuclear tests from 1946 to… | Instagram
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The existence of Spongebob and his strange friends is the result of radiation from nuclear arms testing that was performed on the Bikini Atoll in the late 40's and early 50's. Since
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Crash on X: "@xyfl0p honestly I thought the Island one was Bikini Atoll from SpongeBob when I was a kid. More specifically the movie version https://t.co/tDfp9GJCL6" / X
![teamwork.tf bot on X: "[/r/tf2 art] Recreated the island from Spongebob, Bikini Atoll in a tf2 style with a map that sparked it https://t.co/ULEGfzx64Y #TF2 https://t.co/twz6KesiPF" / X teamwork.tf bot on X: "[/r/tf2 art] Recreated the island from Spongebob, Bikini Atoll in a tf2 style with a map that sparked it https://t.co/ULEGfzx64Y #TF2 https://t.co/twz6KesiPF" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwCw-gZWkAAjOgt.jpg:large)