Do you know where the bikini, that famous two piece swimsuit, got its name? If you're a student of  nuclear war you probably know. For the rest of us, the bikini gets its name from a small atoll of land in the Pacific Ocean. This is where the United States first tested its nuclear bombs. Since then the bikini has been blowing up on the sliver screen in a memorable way. We've got some of the big screens best bikinis right here. 

So how many of those bikinis  do you remember? I know a young man of my generation remembers Phoebe Cates and had our eyes shielded by our Mothers whenever there was an add for the Raquel Welch movie.

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