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the only color brave enough to be both bubblegum and bloodbath

means A pale red color ranging from soft rose to vivid magenta, made by mixing red with white.

from The color was named for the flower, not the other way around: 'pink' as a flower (a type of dianthus) is recorded long before 'pink' the color, which only became common in the 17th century. The flower's name likely comes from the verb 'to pink,' meaning to cut or pierce with a jagged edge — think pinking shears — because the petals have a frilled, scissored look. So the soft hue we call pink is named after a frill, which is named after a stab.

prison cells
Calms inmates so well it's painted on walls
no wavelength
Pink isn't on the rainbow; your brain invents it
flamingo source
Their pink comes from eating brine shrimp
gender flip
Pink was a boy's color a century ago
hottest stars
Some of the universe's hottest nebulae glow pink
for instance

pink floyd — british rock band formed in 1965, known for the wall and dark side of the moon

pink lady apple — hybrid apple variety developed in 1974 in western australia, trademarked pink lady

tickle me pink — elmo toy released by tyco in 1996 that laughs when tickled, became cultural phenomenon

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