The More You Know began as an NBC public service campaign in the late 1980s, using short celebrity spots that ended with the same bright chime and the slogan about learning. The jingle became instantly recognisable from television, and later clips of it spread online as a shorthand for a lesson or revelation. Bass-boosted and louder edits then took off on meme pages and soundboards, where the exaggerated low end turned a gentle educational sting into a joke. It remains popular because the melody is familiar, the meaning is clear, and the loud version adds surprise.