'Asian flush' red flag for risk of cancer. A condition called 'Asian flush' happens to certain people of Asian descent after they have consumed alcohol. The red blush, shown on right, is the result of a deficient gene. Between the brisk cold and the holiday cheer, many of us get a little red in the face this time of year.
The United States also struck coins for use in the Philippines from 1903 to 1945. Denominations included the 1â2 centavo, one centavo, five centavo, 10 centavo, 20 centavo, 50 centavo, and one peso. The 1â2 and 1 centavo coins were struck in bronze, the 5 centavo struck in Copper (75%)- Nickel(25%), the 10, 20, 50 centavo and peso coins were struck in a silver composition.
Pennies (1-cent coins) are made of copper and zinc. The zinc is actually on the inside, so we only see the copper color on the outside! A nickel (5-cent coin) is made out of copper and another metal that is called nickel.That should be pretty easy to remember! Dimes (10-cent coins), quarters (25-cent coins) and half dollars (50-cent coins) are made of three really thin sheets of metal that get pressed together.The outside layers of metal are copper and nickel.The middle sheet is just copper ! You can see it when you look at the edge of the coins.imes (10-cent coins), quarters (25-cent coins) and half dollars (50-cent coins) are made of three really thin sheets of metal that get pressed together. The outside layers of metal are copper and nickel. The middle sheet is just copper ! You can see it when you look at the edge of the coins.