‘Cause it’s pink! Ya see! You can be tickled pink! By this star-forming region. Oh whatever. Now that you mention it, (I know you didn’t mention it) where does that phrase come from? Tickled to the point of blushing? Man — that seems like fucking assault. Or is it battery? Whatever! Whatever!

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I think we all folks around this here parts know of the Crab Nebula. What we may not know (and I didn’t, but that isn’t saying much) is that the said Crab Nebula is expanding quicker than a motherfucker. Photographer and part-time wizard Adam Black has put together a video that underlines this expansion. It’s pretty pretty.

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