Since its premiere in 1999, SpongeBob has sparked theories among fans that Bikini Bottom is based on real-life thermonuclear experiments. The show's creator, Stephen Hillenburg, was a marine ...

They didn't find a pineapple under the sea, but ocean researchers did find a real-life version of SpongeBob SquarePants and his buddy Patrick Star during a July 27 dip in the Atlantic Ocean.