Mental Floss

Mental Floss

• Eating an apple is a more reliable method of staying awake

than consuming a cup of coffee as it gives you more energy.
The natural sugar in an apple is more potent than the
caffeine in coffee.
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• A cucumber is not a vegetable but a fruit.

• The seeds of lychee are poisonous and should not be
consumed.
• Eggplants are actually fruits and not veggies. In fact, they
are botanically known as berries.
• Apples, peaches and raspberries are all members of the rose
family.
• Pumpkins and avocados are not vegetables. They are fruits.
Mental Floss

• Drinking Grapefruit juice while taking some prescription

medications can cause instant overdose and death

• Many drugs are broken down (metabolized) with the help of a

vital enzyme called CYP3A4 in the small
intestine. Grapefruit juice can block the action of
intestinal CYP3A4, so instead of being metabolized, more of
the drug enters the blood and stays in the body longer. 
Raw oysters are still alive when you eat them.

• Chances are, raw oysters are still alive when you eat them. Oysters deteriorate
so fast that chefs have to serve them very quickly — while they're still alive,
basically. Some varieties of the shellfish can survive out of the water for up
to two weeks, which is why oysters are stored under particularly regulated
condition. Once they die, they are no longer safe to eat.
• So yes: If you have a nice plate of fresh oysters, you're probably chewing on
them while they are still alive. Luckily, oysters 
don't have central nervous systems, so they can't feel pain.
 Honey will never ever go bad.

• Honey in its natural state is very low in moisture and very

acidic: two primary defenses against food spoilage. In a
low-moisture and high-acid environment like a sealed jar, 
bacteria will die almost immediately, according to the Honey
and Pollination Center at the Robert Mondavi Institute at
University of California.\

• This could explain why archaeologists 

have found pots of honey from thousands of years ago that
still looked fresh. 
Recreational
Activities
LARONG PINOY #2
 Let’s PIKO or Hopscotch is a popular playground

Recall ! game in which players toss a small object a

cue ball called “lagger“ into numbered
triangles or a pattern of rectangles outlined
on the ground and then hop or jump through
the spaces and retrieve the object. It is a
children's game that can be played with
several players or alone.
 Hopscotch began in ancient Britain
during the early Roman Empire.

Then? The original hopscotch courts were over

100 feet long and used for military
training exercises.
Roman foot-soldiers ran the course in
full armor and field packs to improve
their footwork, much the same way
modern football players run through
rows of truck tires today.
Short Review
LARONG PINOY #1
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P
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OVERVIEW Sipa is a fun and simple game that originated
in the Phillipines. The players kick or hit a lead
washer (the "sipa") with their feet, palms, and
elbows, and the goal is to keep it in the air as
long as possible. If you want to play sipa, you
can whip up a homemade sipa in just a few
minutes with a washer and yarn.
ORIGINS The sport “Sipa” which literally means kick or to
kick is a home-grown national sport (BACK
THEN). Historically, Sipa is considered the
Philippine national and traditional native sport
which predates the Spanish rule going back to
the 15th century. Both boys and girls play this
sport. A single person can play sipa by himself or
herself but there are moves to standardize the
game with rules and teams.
ORIGINS In formal games, a rattan ball is used, but when
Filipino kids play at home or in schools they use
either a big bunch of rubber bands knotted
together or a small metal disk that has a fluffy
tail of shredded plastic.

12 holes
20 intersections
 A version of the game called Sipa Lambatan
involves two teams playing on a court where the
ball is tossed back and forth over a net like
volleyball but this time the foot instead of the
hands is used to hit the ball. If the ball is dropped
on a team’s side of the court, the opposing team
gets a point. Games similar to Sipa include
Sepak Takraw, Hacky Sack, Jianzi, Footvolley,
and Bossaball.
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MALAYSIA
MAKING SIPA
 Making sipa
• Get a small metal washer about
the size of a bottle cap. 
A washer is a small, flat piece of
metal with a hole in the middle. Grab
a washer that’s about the size and
thickness of a quarter.[1]Traditionally,
sipas are made with lead washers, but
any metal washer will work.
 Making sipa
• Cut about twenty 6 in (15 cm)
strips of cloth or yarn.

• Any old cloth you have laying

around will work or you can use
regular craft yarn. Yarn is already
thin enough, but if you’re using
cloth, be sure to cut it into thin
strips.
 Making sipa
• Tie the first strip of cloth or yarn
to the washer with a single knot.
•  Poke the end of a strip through the
middle of the washer about
halfway. Then, tie a single knot so it
stays in place and the 2 loose ends
are dangling from the washer.
 Making sipa
• Continue adding more yarn or
strips to cover the washer.

• Secure the strips with additional

knots to make the sipa extra
strong.
SIPA
It can be made out of straw, strips of
cloth, yarn or feathers.
THE MECHANICS
 #1
Stand across from 1 player or gather a
group in a circle. 
You can play sipa all by yourself, You can
play against 1 other person by standing
across from them. For bigger groups, create 2
teams and gather together in a circle.

There should be enough room in between

players for everyone to move freely.
 #2
Put up a net and kick the sipa back and
forth over it for a variation.

 Get into 2 teams and put a net in between

you so there’s 1 team on each side of the net
(like how you would set up for a volleyball
game). Vault the sipa back and forth over the
net and try to keep it going as long as
possible.
 Sounds
familiar?
 #3
• If a team lets the sipa hit the ground, the
opposing team gets a point.
• In this version of the game, hit the sipa
back and forth over the net rather than
trying to keep it for consecutive kicks.
 #4
Toss the sipa up and kick it with the top,
side, or heel of your shoe. 
 #5
Give yourself 1 point each time you
successfully kick the sipa. 
 #6
Use your palms and elbows to make the
game a little easier

Kicking is hard and takes practice! If you’re

a beginner, feel free to hit the sipa with your
foot, the palm of your hand, or even your
elbow to keep it in the air.

Give yourself a point each time you hit the

sipa with your hand or elbow, as well.
 #7
Kick or give the sipa to another player to
keep the game going.

Your turn is over if the sipa hits the ground,

so hand it to the next player when that
happens. You can also kick the sipa over to
one of your teammates if you get tired or
start losing your momentum
MECHANICS
Try to keep the sipa going with as many consecutive kicks as
you can,

the player kicking the Sipa most

wins the game.
What are the values that we can get
from playing Sipa?
 Anytime we step out
Boldly to make changes,
We take a chance that we might
fail. But the only way to get
We fall, we fail. better is to try.
We break.
But then, We rise. We heal -Joyce Meyer
We overcome.

Every Fall is a chance to rise.