![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
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
![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)