!-- google_ad_section_start --pimg class=imgright src=http://facts.trendstoday.info/files/simpsons-tracey-ullman.jpg alt=The Simpsons title=The Simpsons //p pDebuted on December 17, 1989 The Simpsons is strongthe longest running/strong prime-time comedy series in the history of US television. The Simpsons show also holds the record for most guest stars in a television series./p pThe characters of this family conceived by Matt Groening are named after strongmembers of his own family/strong. /p pThe main characters of The Simpsons have strongyellow coloring/strong to attract the attention of channel hoppers./p pSince its debut The Simpsons has won over hundred of awards, including a star on the Hollywood strongWalk of Fame/strong./p pTo mark the 20th anniversary of the show Marge Simpson strongposed naked/strong for Playboy issue released in October, 2009./p pHomer's exclamatory strongcatchphrase “D'oh!”/strong was included in the online version of The Oxford Dictionary (but without the apostrophe)./p pAdvertisement: a href='http://www.stubhub.com/theater-tickets/'/a /p !-- google_ad_section_end --pa href=http://facts.trendstoday.info/art-culture-entertainment/the-simpsons target=_blankread more/a/p

!-- google_ad_section_start --pimg class=imgleft src=http://facts.trendstoday.info/files/sims.jpg alt=The Sims title=The Sims / The idea for The Sims, life-simulation computer game, is believed to be strongbased on the experience of its creator/strong Will Wright. His house was destroyed in 1991 in a firestorm and his family had to move and start afresh./p pThe first game of this franchise was released on February 4, 2000 and as of February 2005 it has shipped strong16 million copies worldwide/strong which made it the best-selling PC game in history. /p pThe Sims franchise strongholds the record for best-selling/strong computer game franchise of all time with over 100 million copies of Sims 1, 2, 3 and all expansion packs being sold worldwide to date./p pIn addition to extraordinary sales the game also has been a success in other ways - attracting casual gamers and strongfemale gamers/strong. According to statistics, female gamers make up approximately 50% of all audience./p pAdvertisement: a href=''/a /p !-- google_ad_section_end --pa href=http://facts.trendstoday.info/gadgets/the-sims target=_blankread more/a/p