Club 33

Club 33 is a five star restaurant hidden away in Disneyland.  It was at one time the only location at which you could get alcohol on the property.  Now there are several Club 33s at Disney properties all over the world.  Its name probably comes from its address, but there are several other theories.

Budget etymology

The modern word budget comes from its original meaning, a purse or satchel.  The economic meaning derives from the idea that financiers keep their papers inside a satchel.

Gerboise Bleue

Gerboise Bleue (blue jerboa) is the codename for the first French nuclear test, conducted in 1960 in French Algeria.   General Pierre Marie Gallois was instrumental in the endeavor, and earned the nickname of père de la bombe A ("father of the A-bomb").  

Melinoë

Melinoë is a chthonic nymph or goddess in Greek mythology.  She is associated with ghosts and dreams, and is associated with the underworld. Melinoë is often associated with the moon and the goddess Hecate. She is also sometimes associated with the punishment of those who have wronged the dead, and is said to haunt the places where the dead are buried. In some accounts, Melinoë is the daughter of the god Persephone and Zeus in the guise of Hades.

John Dalton

John Dalton was a chemist primarily known for his development of the modern atomic theory.  "Daltonism" is another word for color blindness because Dalton was colorblind.  In common with his brother, he confused scarlet with green and pink with blue. Dalton supposed that his vitreous humor was tinted blue, selectively absorbing longer wavelengths. He instructed that his eyes should be examined after his death, but the examination revealed that the humors were perfectly clear.

Emblem book

An emblem book is a book of emblems (symbolic, allegorical, or representational pictures) with accompanying text, usually poetic.  Francis Quarles was a 17th century English poet best known for his book Emblems, which was on Scriptural scenes.

Coronation Street

On December 9, 1960, the first episode of "Coronation Street," a soap opera based in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester, was broadcast. Coronation Street is the longest running TV soap opera in the world.  The show premiered its 10,000th episode on 7 February 2020, and celebrated its 60th anniversary later that year.