The Weird And Wonderful Creatures Of Japanese Folklore, How A Discarded Cheetos Bag Is Wreaking Havoc In A National Park, And More From All That's Interesting

[All That's Interesting](?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atinewsletter&utm_email={EMAIL}) [44 Images Of Yōkai, The Supernatural Creatures Of Japanese Folklore That Can Be Playful — Or Deadly]( [In Japanese folklore, kappas are mischievous yōkai that live in the water and sometimes draw humans in so they can drown them and feast on their innards, though they can be appeased with their favorite food: cucumbers.]( [Discarded Cheetos Bag Leads To 'World Changing' Ecological Problem In Carlsbad Caverns]( [A Cheetos bag discarded in Carlsbad Caverns spread mold across the Big Room, wreaking havoc on the cave's ecological system.]( [The Wreckage Of A French Steamship That Sank In 1856 Was Just Found Off The Coast Of Massachusetts]( [The wreckage of the French steamship Le Lyonnais, which sank in 1856, was just discovered by shipwreck hunters 140 miles off the coast of Nantucket.]( [The Chilling Story Of Randy Weaver — And His 11-Day Standoff With Federal Agents At Ruby Ridge]( [After refusing to surrender to authorities following weapons charges in 1992, Randy Weaver engaged in an 11-day standoff with federal agents in Ruby Ridge, Idaho — an incident that left three dead and two injured.]( [137 Giant "Jars Of The Dead" Found In The Remote Forests Of Laos]( [Fifteen new sites have been found outside the Plain of Jars, which was heavily bombed by the U.S. between 1964 and 1973.]( [Meet The Mongolian Death Worm, The Cryptid Armed With Spikes, Venom, And Electric Shocks]( [According to legend, the death worm can shoot electric shocks strong enough to kill a man.]( [The Story Of 9/11 First Responder Daniel Suhr, Who Died When A Woman Jumped From The Twin Towers And Fell On Him]( [During the September 11th terrorist attacks, Daniel Suhr became the first firefighter to perish when a woman jumped from the South Tower and landed directly on his head.]( [The Dover Demon Petrified Four Teens In A Small Town In 1977 – And Remains Unexplained Today]( [On April 21 and 22, 1977, three teenagers in eastern Massachusetts claimed to see a humanoid creature with glowing eyes now known as the Dover Demon.]( [2,000-Year-Old Dirty Jokes Uncovered In Ancient Roman Bathroom In Turkey]( ["I think this was really the most intimate piece of evidence that we have of the humanity who lived and breathed and worked and played here at our ancient city."]( [Researchers Just Discovered Japan's Oldest Multiplication Table Inscribed On A Strip Of Wood]( [A Camper Was Playing With Google Maps — Then He Found A Potential Meteorite Impact Crater In Quebec]( ["It's super exciting. It doesn't happen too often."]( [Inside The Tragic Death Of The Tallest Man To Ever Live At The Age Of Just 22]( [At 8 feet, 11 inches tall, Robert Wadlow was the tallest person to ever live — but in the end, he was killed by something tiny: a blister.]( [Da Vinci's Handprints And Early Sketch Revealed Beneath 500-Year-Old Masterpiece]( [Analysts used infrared reflectography, X-ray fluorescence, and hyperspectral imaging to detect the early sketches of Da Vinci's "The Virgin of the Rocks" beneath the paint of the final product.]( [8,000-Year-Old Food Residue On Pottery Reveals Surprises About What Our Ancestors Ate]( ["It is also completely different to nearly all other assemblages of Neolithic farmer-type pottery previously analyzed from across Europe."]( [Listen To The History Uncovered Podcast]( [From the Labrador who led her blind owner out of the World Trade Center to the German Shepherd who arrived at the Twin Towers within minutes of their collapse, these rescue dogs made a true difference on 9/11.]( [Become An All That's Interesting Member]( [For just $4.99 a month, you'll enjoy all our content without ads, receive a quarterly letter from the editor, and get exclusive access to premium podcast episodes.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Web Version]( [All That's Interesting On Instagram]( [All That's Interesting On Facebook](