Ten random things: May 1

Ten interesting facts about the Dahu:

1. Oprah Winfrey is one of only two people alive to own a Dahu
2. A Dahu is expected to appear in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix later this year
3. The Dahu is not very ferocious, smart, or useful
4. The Dahu can engage in sexual intercourse while running
5. There are four sub-species of Dahu: Clockwise, Counter-clockwise, Ascendit, and Descendit
6. The Dahu is the national animal of Switzerland
7. The Dahu won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Animal in The Wizard of Oz
8. Ascendit Dahu can climb only uphill, and most die when they reach the top of the mountain and fall off
9. There is a wildlife refuge dedicated to the preservation of the Dahu in the Swiss Alps
10. In Scotland and Northern England, the Dahu is known as a Haggis

When I need an idea for a list, I usually go to the Wikipedia page for whatever day it happens to be. Doing so today, I saw that on this date in 1396, the Dahu became the national animal of Switzerland. I thought perhaps I could make a list of national animals, so I clicked through to the Dahu article. What I found was so profoundly bizarre that it demanded its own list. At one point it seems to have been a legitimate article about a mythological creature, but in the last week or so it's gotten really strange. I'm surprised no editor has stepped in to get it back on track.