July 1946


True story ... the two-piece bathing suit was nicknamed the bikini after the location of these atom bomb tests, the idea being that it caused the same uproarious effect as the bomb.






Bring an empty tube of Pepsodent toothpaste with "Irium" and you might get half off the price of your ticket!


Take the whole family .... even your three sons ....




It's true.   You can even Barney Google it.




Yup, I'd say they're about 1/4 off, all righty... 

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