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Two triangles that scandalized a planet and outlasted every empire that banned them.
means A two-piece swimsuit for women, with separate top and bottom pieces that leave the midriff bare.
from Named after Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, where the United States conducted atomic bomb tests in 1946. The French designer who launched the suit that same year borrowed the name deliberately — betting his daring little garment would cause an explosion of its own. The atoll's own name comes from the Marshallese 'pik' (surface) and 'ni' (coconut).
- named after
- Bikini Atoll nuclear tests of 1946
- explosive marketing
- designer bet it'd be as shocking as the bomb
- banned widely
- outlawed in Spain, Italy, and Australia
- first model
- only a nude dancer would wear it
- Vatican verdict
- officially declared it sinful
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bikini atoll nuclear tests — u.s. detonated 23 nuclear weapons at bikini atoll in the marshall islands between 1946-1954