The Sims. Also known as the original Sims, The Sims 2, The Sims 3, and The Sims 4, plus a total of 31 expansion packs and 27 stuff packs. It's a franchise. It's a great way to pass the time. It is The Sims. While the basic game is literally just a human fish tank, it serves as both a funny subject for online forums as well as an odd conversation starter (especially when it involves ways to kill your Sims). Either way, no matter if you grew up playing this odd game or not, you are bound to recognize a few of the facts listed below:

1. Every Sim is beautiful.

2. Glitches can be pretty funny.

3. Cheating is necessary.

4. Homework isn't.

5. Motherlode is better than the lottery.

6. The burglar music is probably the scariest thing you've ever heard.

7. Besides your parents' telling you to stop playing.

8. You used to fear the grim reaper.

9. Now he is literally your friend.

10. Building your dream house is possible.

11. Until you get bored and burn it down.

12. Door-less rooms are dangerous.

13. So are ladder-less swimming pools.

14. And satellites falling mysteriously from the sky.

15. And aliens.

16. No actually, the aliens are pretty cool.

17. And they give you cool alien babies.

18. You know the entire Sims University cheer.

19. And the entire nursery song.

20. Fun fact: Bella Goth hides in Strangetown.

21. Haven't read Romeo and Juliet? Just visit Veronaville.

22. High-fiving for 3 hours is the relationship equivalent of a meaningful conversation.

23. Fire? Run toward it and flail until you're engulfed in the flames.

24. Getting promoted is easy.

25. Until you're required to make friends.

26. Although making a friend really doesn't take that long.

27. Sims redefines the terms "cruel and unusual."

28. And you kind of feel bad when you remember you're the creator.

29. But hey, it's just a game.

30. The game really isn't as sadistic as people think.

31. But no really, it is.