Where did the Egyptians get their astounding knowledge and skills, some of which remain inaccessible even now? How and why did they build their famous pyramids? What is the mysterious half-smile of the Big Sphinx and is our world doomed to death if its riddle is solved? Will everyone who has encroached on the mystery of Tutankhamun's pyramid really be haunted by the unrelenting "curse of the pharaohs"? The reader will learn about these and other famous secrets and mysteries of ancient Egyptian civilization, about versions, assumptions and real facts from this book.