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Lo Que Pasó en la Historia: July 5th: Bikini bathing dress goes on public sale on a display outdoor pool Molitor in Paris, in 1946.
Louis Réard, the inventor of bikini, with a model in 1946. Not many people know this, but he named his creation after the Bikini Atoll… | Instagram
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