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Many people like watching TV in their free time. It’s one of my favourite pastimes too. However, I try not to spend a lot of time in front of the screen. I usually watch music channels, new and interesting films, funny cartoons and educational programs. I’d like to tell you a little bit about my favourite TV program. It’s an informative show called “Galileo”. It is named after a famous scientist Galileo Galilei, who liked making experiments. I watch this program regularly and try not to miss the next issue. It is usually shown at weekends. Each time the presenter of the program Alexander Pushnoy explains different phenomena of nature and shows amazing experiments. Most of all I like the part with these experiments. In my opinion, “Galileo” show is interesting not only for children but also for adults. Not every adult knows seemingly obvious facts. For example, why the sky is blue, why the sugar is sweet, how the paste is colored in tubes. This program can surprise even the most skeptical spectator. Usually each edition contains five different stories and experiments. Together with the presenter you can travel to distant places and even transfer in time. The “Galileo” team has several special agents, who conduct the experiments at scientific laboratories, factories and plants. Sometimes they travel into past or future. Some episodes are shot in foreign countries, such as Japan, the USA, Ukraine, etc. My favourite program ends with the words “The world is more interesting than you think”. I absolutely agree with this statement and I always recommend my friends to watch “Galileo”.

That region of ancient Egypt was famous for its advanced technology. Without them we would be far behind now, and you can still see many of those inventions being used these days. Probably the most iconic egyptian sight are the Pyramids. It's hard to imagine what kind of strength and engineering genius it took to assemble such huge giants. Unfortunately we can't say for sure how they managed to put up the pyramids, almost all the evidence of the actual construction work was destroyed and can't be restored. But we know for sure that it required a lot of effort and it appears to be a very expensive project. Slaves who used to serve the pharaoh cut rocks to produce thick massive bricks that they had to drag on wooden rails to the construction site in the middle of the day despite the heat of the sun. Heat and shorteage of water caused many deaths among builders. It is still unknow how they managed to get those brick on the very top of the pyramids. The Pyramids deserve the title of the World's Wonder, and it's the only wonder left on Earth.

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