the more you know

== English == === Etymology === An ellipsis (specifically, an anapodoton) representing the first part of a comparative correlative construction. Popularized by The More You Know (1989–present), an NBCUniversal series of public service announcements that features educational messages. The phrase's association with the emoji 🌠 is inspired by the graphics that accompany the phrase in that series. Collocations such as the more you know, the better [X] long predate the PSA series, but the more you know as an anapodoton seems not to predate it. === Phrase === the more you know (often humorous) Used to imply that a piece of information that otherwise seems trivial or uninteresting might represent valuable knowledge. ==== Usage notes ==== In informal Internet discourse, sometimes followed by the emoji 🌠. ==== Related terms ==== the more you know, the higher you go ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====