The number seven seems to have at least some significance in most cultures. Some consider it lucky while others just treat is as a special digit. The Wikipedia page for 7 lists some of the amazing properties of the numeral.
Today happens to be the 7th day of the 7th month of the 7th year of this millennium, and people are getting ready to celebrate it with a bang. On a more sombre note, today is also the second anniversary of the London subway bombing. May the souls of those who perished rest in peace.
I thought of posting this at exactly 07:07:07am to get another pair of triple sevens, but that’s about 4 hours too late for Pakistan and a bit too early to use the local time of this US server.