Look in the past: The world's oldest - World's oldest surviving bank:- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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World's oldest surviving bank: The world's oldest surviving bank is Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS). The bank has been in business since 1472. It recently reported a second quarter loss of 179m euros (£142m), three times the loss analysts had been expecting.

In This Pic : World's Oldest Bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena

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World's oldest desert: Considered as World's oldest desert, The Namib is in southern Africa. According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba River in Angola, through Namibia and to the Olifants River in Western Cape, South Africa. It is said the desert has endured arid or semi-arid conditions for roughly 55–80 million years.

In This Pic : World's oldest desert, The Namib

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World's Oldest city: Jericho in palestine is believed to be the world's oldest continually-inhabited city. The archeologists unearthed the remains of 20 successive settlements in Jericho, dating back 11,000 years. The city is currently today home to more than 20,000 people.

In This Pic : Jericho

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This picture taken in 2010 shows the world's oldest Christmas tree. Standing just 14 inches tall this tiny tree celebrated 124th Christmas in 2010.

In This Pic : world's oldest Christmas tree

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World's oldest tree: Methuselah, a 4845-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine tree growing high in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California, is considered by many as the world's oldest tree.

In This Pic : Methuselah

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