...and, to add to your list, some more things I have learned from the movies:-
Police departments give their officers personality tests to make sure they are deliberately assigned to a partner who is their polar opposite.

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

A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.

If you need to reload your gun, you will always have more ammunition, even if you haven't been carrying any before now.

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.

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

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.

Cars that crash will almost always burst into flames.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.