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SEVEN WONDERS IN MODERN ERA

Great Wall of China This newly elected world wonder was built along China's northern border over many centuries to keep out invading Mongol tribes. Constructed between the fifth century B.C. and the 16th century, the Great Wall is the world's longest human-made structure, stretching some 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers). The best known section was built around 200 B.C. by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang Di. Petra, Jordan Perched on the edge of the Arabian Desert, Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom of King Aretas IV (9 B.C. to A.D. 40). Petra is famous for its many stone structures such as a 138-foot-tall (42-meter-tall) temple carved with classical facades into rose-colored rock. The ancient city also included tunnels, water chambers, and an amphitheater, which held 4,000 people. The desert site wasn't known to the West until Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt came across it in 1812. Christ the Redeemer The 105-foot-tal...
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PARLIAMENT OF INDIA

The Constitution of India is the world's lengthiest written constitution with 395 articles and 8 schedules. It contains the good points taken from the constitution's of many countries in the world. It was passed on 26 Nov 1949 by the 'The Constituent Assembly' and is fully applicable since 26 Jan 1950. The Constituent Assembly had been elected for undivided India and held its first sitting on 9th Dec.1946, re-assembled on the 14th August 1947, as The Sovereign Constituent Assembly for the dominion of India. In regard to its composition the members were elected by indirect election by the members of The Provisional Legislative Assemblies (lower house only). At the time of signing 284 out of 299 members of the Assembly were present.
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Companies & Founders

Companies & Founders ≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡ 1. Google— Larry Page and Sergey Brin 2. Facebook— Mark Zuckerberg 3. Yahoo— David Filo and Jerry Yang 4. Twitter— Jack Dorsey and Dick Costolo 5. Internet— Tim Berners Lee 6. LinkedIn— Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue and Koonstantin Guericke 7. Email— Shiva Ayyadurai 8. Gtalk— Richard Wah kan 9. Whats up— Laurel Kirtz 10. Hotmail— Sabeer Bhatia 11. Wikipedia— Jimmy Wales 12. You tube— Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and JawedKarim 13. Rediff— Ajit Balakrishnan 14. Nimbuzz— Martin Smink and Evert Jaap Lugt 15. Myspace— Chris Dewolfe and Tom Anderson 16. Ibibo— Ashish Kashyap 17. OLX— Alec Oxenford and Fabrice Grinda 18. Skype— Niklas Zennstrom,JanusFriis and Reid Hoffman 19. Opera— Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner and Geir lvarsoy 20. Mozilla Firefox— Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross 21. Blogger— Evan Williams
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