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Did you know ... Nakanoseto Bridge on the Akinada Tobishima Kaido ... that the Akinada Tobishima Kaido (bridge pictured), an island-hopping road, was named after its resemblance to stepping stones in a garden? ... that the "mythical love story" of Sami politician Bjarne Store-Jakobsen and Blackfoot physician Esther Tailfeathers is a focus of the 2014 film Bihttoš? ... that after Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck promised victory, he threw an interception that lost the game? ... that the compilation of the Wu shu was hampered by the execution of two members of the committee compiling the text? ... that after operating for 168 years and moving to three buildings, the Mercantile Library in Philadelphia was closed due to concerns of asbestos? ... that the energy cost of a single fume hood in Singapore can be up to $9,300? ... that Laura Veale was the first woman to practise as a doctor in the town of Harrogate? ... that to encourage the development of Bissau-Guinean cinema, one foreign filmmaker provided the country's film institute with cameras, lights, and a Steinbeck guitar? ... that professional vibraphonist Joel Ross has called the vibraphone his "least favorite instrument"?

In the news Keir Starmer The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election and Keir Starmer (pictured) becomes prime minister. Hurricane Beryl, the earliest-recorded Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, leaves at least 12 people dead in the Caribbean and Venezuela. In the Netherlands, a new cabinet is sworn in, with Dick Schoof serving as the prime minister. A stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India, leaves at least 120 people dead. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Rick Cluff Martti Wallén Audrey Flack Ismail Kadare Hugh Aldons R. Sampanthan On this day July 7 Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. 1456 – Joan of Arc was declared innocent of heresy in a retrial twenty-five years after her death. 1798 – Outraged by the XYZ Affair, the United States rescinded its treaties with France, resulting in the undeclared Quasi-War, fought entirely at sea. 1907 – Inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris, American impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (pictured) staged the first of his Ziegfeld Follies. 1963 – The secret police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest during the Buddhist crisis. 1991 – Yugoslav Wars: The signing of the Brioni Agreement ended the Ten-Day War between SFR Yugoslavia and Slovenia. Camillo Golgi (b. 1843) Joe Sakic (b. 1969) Francis Hagai (d. 1974) Eduard Shevardnadze (d. 2014) More anniversaries: July 6 July 7 July 8

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The raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus of the rose family, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus. World production of raspberries in 2022 was 947,852 tonnes, led by Russia with 22% of the total. Raspberries are cultivated across northern Europe and North America and are eaten in various ways, including as whole fruit and in preserves, cakes, ice cream, and liqueurs.

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