Historyfeels on Instagram: "This is fascinating - SpongeBob's home, Bikini Bottom, was named for Bikini Atoll where the U.S. conducted nuclear tests from 1946 to 1958. References to the destructive nuclear tests
![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 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](https://imageproxyb.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/cc2f60177743ce1f6f94762c827aeeb7b00abb4a372ff7bdeb58d95d7fbe4833_1.jpg)
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
![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 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](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ER8b6DTWkAAUFPL.jpg)
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
![The Bikini Atoll island in the new intro looks awfully similar to "We Gotta Get SpongeBob Back". | SpongeBuddy Mania Forums The Bikini Atoll island in the new intro looks awfully similar to "We Gotta Get SpongeBob Back". | SpongeBuddy Mania Forums](https://www.sbmania.net/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F9D6ijQi.jpg&hash=fe79df83fc802f181ac0d62aa9342818)