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'Fat Man' was the code name of the atomic bomb, made from plutonium, that destroyed Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945. Did You Know that the bomb, nick-named 'Fat Man' in a reference to Oliver Hardy (in Laurel & Hardy )

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  2. False
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This is true. The 'Fat Man' atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki was named after Oliver Hardy (the larger member of Laurel and Hardy comedy duo). The 'Little Boy' bomb dropped on Hiroshima was named after a character from a Malvina Reynolds song, though this is less commonly cited.

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