The Pleiades is an open star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, is a conspicuous object in the night sky with a prominent place in ancient mythology. The Pleiades is a white star cluster that is roughly 500 light years from Earth.
Blue Blood Origin. The term blue blood originated in Spain. It was used to differentiate between people with light skin from those with darker complexions. The veins of southern Europeans appeared more blue due to their pale and translucent skin. Wealthy landowners or their descendents were part of an upper class in Spain that were called blue-bloods or blue-blooded.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield developed separately, with Blue Cross plans providing coverage for hospital services and Blue Shield covering physicians' services. Blue Cross is a name used by an association of health insurance plans throughout the United States. Its predecessor was developed by Justin Ford Kimball in 1929, while he was vice president of Baylor University 's health care facilities in Dallas, Texas.