Things you would never know without the movies:

 1. When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each
 other.

 2. If being chased through town, you can usually take cover in a passing
parade - at any time of year.

3. All beds have special L-shaped cover sheets that reach up to the
 armpit level on a woman but only to the waist level on the man lying
 beside her.

4. The Chief of Police will almost always suspend his (sic) star
detective - or give him 48 hours to finish the job.

5. All grocery bags contain at least one baguette.

6. It's easy for anyone to land a plane providing there is someone
 to talk you down.

7. During all police investigations, it will be necessary to visit
 a strip club at least once.

8. The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding
place - no one will ever think of looking for you in there and you can
 travel  to any other part of the building undetected.

9. The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window in Paris.

10. All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large
 red readouts so you know exactly when they are going to go off.

11. You are very likely to survive any battle in any war unless you
 make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back
 home.

12. Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German officer, it
 will not be necessary to speak the language - a German accent will do.

13. A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating
 but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.

14. When paying for a taxi, don't look at your wallet as you take
 out a bill - just grab one at random and hand it over.  It will always be
the exact fare.

15. If staying in a haunted house, women should investigate any
 strange noises in their most revealing underwear.

16. Mothers routinely cook eggs, bacon and waffles for their
families every morning even though their husbands and children never have
time to eat it.

17. Cars that crash will almost always burst into flames.

18. All telephone numbers in America begin with the digits 555.

19. A single match will be sufficient to light up a room the size
 of RFK stadium.

20. Medieval peasants had perfect teeth.

21. Any person waking from a nightmare will sit bolt upright and
 pant.

22. It is not necessary to say hello or goodbye when beginning or
 ending phone conversations.

23. Even when driving down a perfectly straight road, it is
 necessary to turn the wheel vigorously from left to right every few
moments.

24. It is always possible to park directly outside the building you
 are visiting.

25. It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight
 involving martial arts - your enemies will patiently attack you  one by
 one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out
their predecessors.

26. When a person is knocked unconscious by a blow to the head,
they will never suffer a concussion or brain damage.

27. No one ever involved in a car chase, hijacking, explosion,
>> volcanic eruption or alien invasion will ever go into shock.

28. Once applied, lipstick will never rub off - even while scuba
 diving.

29. You can always find a chainsaw when you need one.

30. Any lock can be picked by a credit card or a paper clip in
 seconds unless it's the door to a burning building with a child trapped
 inside.

31. Television news bulletins usually contain a story that affects
you personally at the precise moment that they are aired.