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Sure, reading may be trendy again, thanks to all those Harry Potter novels. But why waste time with your nose in a book when movies and television can tell you all you need to know in just a few hours? Herewith, some knowledge we gained by sitting on our butts all summer. -- Brian M. Raftery and Allyssa Lee, with additional reporting by Erin Podolsky
-- Drinking kerosene can help you rid yourself of an intestinal parasite (though medical experts warn that it also may kill you). (CBS' Survivor)
-- The license plate of Magnum P.I.'s car read ROBIN 1. (Gone in 60 Seconds)
-- If you have a wet piece of cloth and a stick, you can make a tourniquet that bends open prison bars. (Shanghai Noon)
-- During the Revolutionary War, American landowners would offer the incentive of freedom to their slaves if they would fight for the colonies. (The Patriot)
-- In U.K. casinos, dealers are not permitted to accept gratuities. (Croupier)
-- Despite the urban myth, men cannot change the taste of their sperm by drinking wheatgrass juice. (HBO's Sex and the City)
-- After catching a swordfish, fishermen saw off the swordlike protrusion. (The Perfect Storm)
-- In the right hands, a prostate exam can be an intense orgasmic experience. (Road Trip)
-- Blacks and occasionally even women fought as gladiators in the Colosseum in ancient Rome. (Gladiator)
-- Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer in men ages 15 to 35. (MTV's Tom Green's Cancer Special)
-- Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker began their evangelical career by doing Christian puppetry. (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
