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TIL the bikini was named after a Pacific island the United States bombed during nuclear testing nuclear testing, displacing the entire population and rendering the island uninhabitable. The bikini was supposed to
![Cake made in 1946 to celebrate Operation Crossroads (aka the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests). Image from Wikipedia : r/ATBGE Cake made in 1946 to celebrate Operation Crossroads (aka the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests). Image from Wikipedia : r/ATBGE](https://i.redd.it/o4caczpiw07a1.jpg)
Cake made in 1946 to celebrate Operation Crossroads (aka the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests). Image from Wikipedia : r/ATBGE
Marshall Islands 'nuclear coffin' in danger of leaking nuclear bomb waste due to sea level rise - The Washington Post
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The Island With Most Nuclear Explosions On Earth- Bikini Atoll | by Karthick Nambi | Predict | Medium
![Bikini was just the beginning, bombs still threaten the islanders - New Internationalist Easier English Wiki Bikini was just the beginning, bombs still threaten the islanders - New Internationalist Easier English Wiki](http://www.newint.org/features/2016/11/16/01-12-2016-pilger-marshall-590.jpeg)