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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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

SpongeBob's Bikini Bottom is based on a real-life test site for nuclear weapons

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

SpongeBob's Bikini Bottom is based on a real-life test site for nuclear weapons

Underwater Atomic Bomb test, 1946 : r/Damnthatsinteresting

Decades after nuclear testing, Bikini Atoll continues to fascinate researchers today - ABC News

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What if Bikini Bottom from 'Spongebob Squarepants' were a real place? Where would it be located? - Quora