Bikinis & bombs

Free the belly button! In this episode of Thick & Thin, we travel back 75 years ago to discover the risqué origins of the now-popular, two-piece swimsuit—the bikini.  // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-bikinis-inventor-guessed-how-much-it-would-horrify-the-public-6914887/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Crossroads https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/3094966/what-rihanna-new-leggings-why-going-viral/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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