Things I learned from movies

1. All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French bread.
2. Once applied, lipstick will never rub off - even while scuba diving.
3. The ventilation system of any building is a 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 without difficulty.
4. 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.
5. The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window of any building in Paris.
6. A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.
7. When paying for a taxi, never look at your wallet as you take out a note - just grab one at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare.
8. A single match will be sufficient to light up a room the size of a football stadium.
9. Medieval peasants had perfect teeth.
10. One man shooting at 20 men has a better chance of killing them all than 20 men firing at one.
11. When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each other.
12. A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.