Réard and Heim named their new bathing suit after the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the site of a recent nuclear weapons test, in reference to the "explosive" effect the bathing suit would have. The design was so scandalous that only a nude dancer agreed to model it. However, it...
Since the debacle of the aborted move to Bikini in the 1970's, a number of scientific studies have been performed on Bikini Atoll. Beginning in the late 1970's through to the present day,Lawrence Livermore National Laboratoryhas studied the radiological conditions of Bikini, usually with two mi...
A bikini is a brief, close-fitting two-piece swimsuit worn by women and girls. The bikini first appeared in the 1940s, and has since become one of the most iconic staples in beach and pool fashion around the world. Quick links: Benefits of bikinis Different bikini styles How to choose ...
The boy who would grow up to direct “The Caine Mutiny” was a 13-year-old student at Lockwood Street School on the fringes of Hollywood when he was discovered by Lewis M. Terman, the inventor of the modern-day IQ test. It was 1922, and the Stanford University professor had dispersed ...
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