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A hearty helping of hot and fresh advertising insights, tech trends and agency news.

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Soak up every drop of marketing wisdom from an inspired collection of online resources, podcasts and articles in one convenient spot. Curated for knowledge seekers, access these marketing nuggets anywhere, anytime.

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As lifelong learners around here, we believe in improving your mind by increasing the amount of useless trivia you can hold inside your brain. We're here to help you accomplish that with a bunch of random facts about summer, travel and vacay. Now's your chance to become the best trivia player at the table.

The birthstone for July is the ruby.


From the Latin word ruber, meaning red, rubies are the most valuable variety of corundum – the same mineral family as sapphires – and command the highest per carat price of any colored stone.

The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth took place in Death Valley, CA. 


The World Meteorological Organization recorded that temps reached 134°F in July of 1913. 

The first modern era Summer Olympics took place in Athens in 1896. 


The inaugural games of the modern Olympics were attended by as many as 280 athletes, all male, from 12 countries.

Fireworks originated in ancient China.


Bamboo stalks contain air pockets that can expand and blow up in extreme heat. Chinese travelers would carry bamboo on journeys in case they needed to create a loud noise to scare away wild animals.



Times Square is the country's most visited tourist attraction. 


With approximately 50 million visitors yearly, Times Square is a tourist hotspot and comes in at #3 on the most visited tourist sites worldwide. 

About 50 million Americans travel more than 50 miles from home during July 4th.


This is all during the holiday weekend, according to WalletHub data from 2023, a new record.

The Great Smoky Mountains is the most visited national park in the U.S.


With over 13 million visitors last year, that's nearly triple the amount of visitors that went to the Grand Canyon. 

Massachusetts is the most expensive state for a BBQ.


At $127, it's the most expensive state to get ingredients to host 10 people, according to the most recently available data.


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July 19, 2024

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