America has a new pair of superheros. But instead of avenging crime, they are on a mission to rid the country of typos. After a whirlwind trip, the self-proclaimed Typo Eradication Advancement League found 437 typos on signs in the 33 states they visited says the Kansas City Star. They managed to correct 236.

Why did the US bedbug population rebound from virtual extinction in the 1990s? Ask that to any bug expert and you’ll get the same answer says the New York Times: “Good question.” Bedbugs are one of the mysterious insects around. Not only did they disappear for nearly 40 years, they continuously baffle researchers by their inability to carry disease. 

The Washington Post poses an interesting theory in this morning’s paper: heightened levels of carbon dioxide in the air have led to an increase in poison ivy. Writer Laura Hambleton started to investigate the possibility after both she and her son had a run-in with the itchy weed. She tracked down a climate scientist who explained that vines thrive in the presence of CO2 because it intensifies their rate of photosynthesis.

There’s an interesting article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about how modern science fiction was born on mimeo machines. Before the Internet, enthusiasts would publish their own periodicals and send them to other fans. Though now many of those conversations are held in online chat rooms, “fanzines,” as the self-published magazines were called, epitomized interactivity before the “term became a buzzword.”

There’s a great headline in the New Hampshire Union Leader this morning: “Teen Who Zapped Nipples During Shop Class Sues.” Apparently, the 18-year-old boy and his parents are suing his school because the boy’s shop teacher didn’t properly warn “students how badly hurt they could be by electrical demonstration cords in their electrical trades class.”

According to the New York Times, sarcopenia is the new osteoporosis. For those not in the know, that’s a fancy word for muscle loss. A doctor interviewed by the Times says keeping muscles strong while you age is something that’s been completely overlooked by the medical community. Experts say the depletion of muscle is one of the main reasons older people lose their mobility and their independence.

The latest way to pay for expensive medical care you can’t afford is to put it on a heath care credit card. But beware says the Washington Post. The health care lending industry is being investigated by several Attorneys General around the country for “deceptive and sometimes fraudulent practices.”  Specifics are hard to come by and interests rates can be as high as 25 percent.

Remember a few weeks ago when we told you about a man affectionately dubbed the Jolly Green Giant after a pea went down the wrong tube and sprouted in his lung? Well, USA Today that’s not even close to the strangest thing to be pulled out of the human body. Try dentures, a belly button ring and some batteries.

It’s not enough to just play a sport, you also have to play the game. The Wall Street Journal says more and more college football teams are taking off their shirts for steamy “beefcake photos” as a way to keep their female fans interested.

The New York Post puts Lindsay Lohan on its front page this morning after Vanity Fair did the same on the cover of its latest issue. In the interview Lohan claims she has learned from the mistakes in her past and that her “wild-child days are behind her.” The Post duly notes that the interview was conducted 13 days before the actress had the solitude of jail and court-ordered rehab to seriously consider her situation.

Attorney and mom Melissa Kingsley had one caveat for her two daughters when she booked a 75-day European vacation for them: you must keep a journal. After returning home to California she combined her daughters’ impressions with her own to create a book offering three different perspectives of the trip. The Sacramento Bee interviews all three women about what they learned in today’s paper.

The New York Post has a picture of Julia Roberts splashing around in the waves during a visit to Hawaii in today’s paper. The smiling actress is on vacation with her family after a whirlwind of premieres for her new movie, “Eat Pray Love.”

It’s like “the most bizarre and yet entertaining kind of dinner party” says the LA Times of the newly announced “Dancing With the Stars” lineup. Every corner of the American cultural landscape is represented. From reality stars (Mike “the Situation” Sorrentino) to classic TV names (Florence Henderson), NBA greats (Rick Fox) and political offspring (Bristol Palin), there is literally someone to pique everyone’s interest.

Wisconsin already a state microbe, so why shouldn’t Oregon appoint a state dog? The Oregonian says the latest debate in the beaver state revolves around just that—to name or not to name border collies the official dog of Oregon.  The dogs, which are used to round up cattle, are a staple in rural parts of the state. According to the paper, 11 other states have already christened a state pooch.