CDC's Disease Trading Cards

In association with the Smithsonian, the Centers for Disease Control's Global Health Odyssey Museum is a physical place you can tour. But they have something so weird online that you almost have to see it to believe it: Disease Trading Cards. No, really: there are three sets to download, print, and trade with your friends! Offer to trade your Campylobacter jejuni for a Strep A Infection -- all the cards are richly illustrated (don't look at the site while eating) and explained. Definitely bizarre, and a great example of "You really can find anything on the Internet." From This is True for 29 November 2009 Suggestions for further reading: Underdark: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement by Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins Amazon Price: $19.77   Player's Handbook Races: Dragonborn: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement by James Wyatt Amazon Price: $9.95 Customer Review: Before we even start let me adress the price issue: yes your 30 dollar hard cover probably gives you more for you buck. But let us not forget: this is an age of nine dollar soft cover novels, and six to seven dollar magazines. So examining it from t...   Galaxy of Intrigue: A Star Wars Roleplaying Game Supplement by Rodney Thompson, Eric Cagle, Gary Astleford Amazon Price: $26.37 Customer Review: Galaxy of Intrigue is yet another solid supplement for the Star Wars Sage RPG, introducing the mechanic of skill challenges like in D&D 4e, using a series of skill rolls and roleplay to perform a task that wouldn't normally take just a single roll. I...   Artist Trading Card Workshop: Create, Collect, Swap by Bernie Berlin Amazon Price: $15.63 Customer Review: I am new to the ATC scene and this book was perfect. Great photos and the instructions were crystal clear.   American Girl Trading Cards 2009 (American Girls Collection) by American Girl Amazon Price: $1.95   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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