I expected it to be about Cthulhu.

I had absolutely zero idea what you were talking about and googling it sent me down a very deep and entertaining rabbit hole!

I am astounded and delighted you could have wandered through life and never encountered a reference to Cthulhu. Have fun!

Mandatory xkcd reference: https://xkcd.com/1053/

This is such a legend attitude to adopt. These comments here were awesome to read.

Living microbes, possibly 100M years old, pulled from beneath the sea with this weird trick

https://xkcd.com/1283/

Hello

"Genetic analysis of the microbes revealed they belonged to more than eight known bacterial groups, many of which are commonly found elsewhere in saltwater where they play important roles in breaking down organic matter. "

Well, it still has ties and insight useful to apply to the non-intentional case of awakening of similar microbes due to climate change effects...