I'm not quite there yet, but I'm on to something here... ;-)

You are right! The turn signal switch has to be the most complex thing in the world considering how many people don't understand it.

Greetings from Germany with a late contribution. In 1968 over here in Göttingen they commited the terrible crime of tearing down the old stables of the university located in the historic center of the city.

A few years ago I was travelling with the Deutsche Bahn. It was New Year's Day and the train was quite crowded. It was not a fancy ICE but an old Regional Express Train and it broke down in the middle of nowhere. We were stuck so long that the toilets were overflowing... Happy new Year everyone!

And the last one, I promise. Like my other suggestions this can be improved - a lot. They are rough ideas.

You are right. I also liked the movie a lot. The opening "chase" was brilliantly tense and "realistic" - for a movie at least. That is why the Mustang pursuit is such a letdown and may deserve to be on the list although it wouldn't be remarkable in 90% of all the other movies out there.

Okay, one more:

I'm not from the US, but it isn't just about winning something, right?

I actually saw one a few weeks ago over here in Germany.